The city of Chicago settled a lawsuit Friday that claimed police used the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system as a pretext for unlawful stops — even as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration considers bringing the technology back.

The amount of the settlement wasn’t disclosed, but a lawyer for the plaintiffs said a concession from the city was equally important as the monetary compensation.

“We were able to get the city to agree that a ShotSpotter alert does not give police justification to stop or pat down someone who happens to be near the location of the alert,” said Daniel Massoglia, director of the civil rights clinic at First Defense Legal Aid.

“I think that will be huge for many, many Chicago residents because what we saw when ShotSpotter was in operation, we saw repeatedly poli

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