ShotSpotter Trapped in Subpoena War From Data Hungry Attorneys

ShotSpotter is swimming in subpoenas from attorneys trying to build up or tear down criminal cases, leaving its legal team racing to respond as courts across the country decide whether its data can be used as evidence in trials.

The Fremont, Calif.-based company is served with subpoenas “at least several times a week,” Tom Chittum, ShotSpotter’s senior vice president for analytics and forensic science, said in an interview. So far, the company has been subpoenaed to produce data in more than 250 criminal cases in at least 22 states, he said.

ShotSpotter, which recently rebranded as SoundThinking Inc. ...