New Chicago mayor signs $10 million extension to ShotSpotter program he promised to axe during campaign, aide blames accidental e-signature

Not even Lori Lightfoot exhibited this level of incompetence. 

ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, at best has mixed results as a crime fighting tool. 

And in Chicago it's not going away just yet.

From CBS Chicago:

During the campaign for Chicago's mayor, newly-elected Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to get rid of it. 

But he just signed on the dotted line to pump even more money into it. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has been digging for answers. 

CBS 2 finally heard from Mayor Johnson's office very late Thursday. A spokesperson said the mayor did not physically sign the approval, nor was he notified about the intended use of his e-signature. 

Records show Mayor Johnson's signature on the agreement last week to spend over $10 million on ShotSpotter technology, the same tech he vowed to get rid of when campaigning for Mayor.

Meanwhile, crime is up in Chicago since Johnson, who until recently was a defund the police advocate, was sworn in as mayor.