A Flock Safety camera enhanced with artificial intelligence technology helped solve a murder in Blue Springs, Missouri.A shooting that killed two people at a Blue Springs park earlier this month led to a first-degree murder charge and then an arrest on Wednesday,Charging documents point to an AI-equipped camera system helping police find the getaway driver, a girl under the age of 18. The camera network comes from an Atlanta-based company called Flock Safety.
Marquis Earl-Lee Savannah was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for first-degree murder. The charges filed before his arrest came with a four-page probable cause statement detailing the April 13 shooting shortly after 10:30 p.m. at Wilbur Young Park, near the volleyball courts. There was a fistfight, then a shooting. Police found at least 28 shell casings. At least three people fired and three were hit. One of the shooters, who was also shot, was under the age of 18.
"We can also search by make, model and other characteristics," Flowers explained. "If it has a roof rack, if it has bumper stickers, things like that. It uses AI technology to identify those characteristics of the vehicles." The patrol sergeant then responded to the area to look for it, spotted it at a car wash nearby and took the driver into custody.Google employee Linwei Ding charged with stealing AI trade secrets, secretly working with China