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Shot in the Night: A Tragic Loss and Tech Debate | Concord News
A beloved 32-year-old DPW worker, Xavier Bautista, was fatally shot on July 4th just hours before his holiday shift—his fiancée calls him a funny, family-first dad to their five-year-old son. The shooter remains at large, sparking a heated debate over ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system the city council shut down in May despite active coverage in the area. Police unions blame the delay in response—nearly an hour—on the system’s removal, while city officials caution against jumping to conclusions until the full investigation is complete. Bautista’s family is determined to hold the killer…
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