Two shootings outside the same nearby business four days apart; one wounded

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the sender is present: the message names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: Identifies "The Prince George's County Police Department" as investigating authority.
  2. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  3. present: Names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  4. present: The message names "The Prince George's County Police Department", a responding authority.
  5. present: Names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  6. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  7. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  8. present: Identifies "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  9. present: Identifies "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  10. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  11. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  12. present: Attributes the investigation to "The Prince George's County Police Department", a named agency.
  13. present: Names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  14. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  15. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  16. present: Identifies "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  17. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  18. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  19. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  20. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  21. present: Names "The Prince George's County Police Department", the investigating authority.
  22. present: Identifies "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  23. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  24. present: It identifies "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
  25. present: It names "The Prince George's County Police Department" as the investigating authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is named, "a shooting" with "a gunshot wound".

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: Names "a shooting" with a gunshot wound, a specific hazard.
  2. present: It states "a shooting occurred" and "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  3. present: Names "a shooting" and "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  4. present: It states "a shooting occurred" and "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  5. present: States "a shooting occurred" and "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  6. present: It names a "shooting" with a "gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  7. present: It states "a shooting occurred" with "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  8. present: States "a shooting occurred" and "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  9. present: Names "a shooting" with "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  10. present: It names a "shooting" and "gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  11. present: It states "a shooting occurred" and "a man sustained a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  12. present: Names "a shooting" and "a gunshot wound", a specific hazard.
  13. present: States "a shooting occurred" and "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  14. present: It states "a shooting occurred" with "a gunshot wound", a specific hazard.
  15. present: It states a "shooting occurred" and a "gunshot wound", naming a specific threat.
  16. present: Names "a shooting" with "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  17. present: It states "a shooting occurred" with "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  18. present: It states "a shooting occurred" and "a man sustained a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  19. present: It describes "a shooting" and "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  20. present: It describes "a shooting" and "a gunshot wound", a specific named threat.
  21. present: States a "shooting" with a "gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  22. present: Names "a shooting" with "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  23. present: It states "a shooting occurred" and "a man sustained a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  24. present: It names "a shooting" with "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
  25. present: It names "a shooting" with "a gunshot wound", a specific threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find a precise location, "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: Gives a precise location, "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  2. present: It gives "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific address.
  3. present: Specifies "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", an address.
  4. present: It cites "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  5. present: Specifies "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a precise location.
  6. present: It cites "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  7. present: It locates the incidents in "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific address.
  8. present: Gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  9. present: Specifies "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  10. present: It cites "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  11. present: It gives "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  12. present: Gives the location "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  13. present: Says "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  14. present: It gives the location "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  15. present: It cites "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  16. present: Locates it in "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  17. present: It gives a precise place: "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  18. present: It gives a precise location, "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  19. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific address.
  20. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific address.
  21. present: Gives "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  22. present: Specifies "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific address.
  23. present: It gives addresses in "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
  24. present: It gives the "9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland", a specific location.
  25. present: It locates events in "the 9000 block of Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland".
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no protective action is directed to recipients: the text only narrates events and the investigation.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. absent: It only narrates events and offers no protective action instruction to recipients.
  2. absent: It only narrates events and the investigation, giving recipients no protective action to take.
  3. absent: Describes police investigation but gives recipients no protective action to take.
  4. absent: The text only describes events and the investigation, giving no protective instruction to recipients.
  5. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients; it only recounts past incidents and the investigation.
  6. absent: The text only describes investigation and reports no protective action instruction to recipients.
  7. absent: It only describes investigation, giving recipients no protective action to take.
  8. absent: The message only describes events and the investigation, giving recipients no protective instruction.
  9. absent: Gives no protective instruction to recipients, only describes the investigation.
  10. absent: It only narrates events and the investigation, giving recipients no protective action to take.
  11. absent: It only describes the police investigation and gives no protective action to recipients.
  12. absent: Provides only a factual account with no protective action instructed to recipients.
  13. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients; it only narrates past events and investigation.
  14. absent: The message only reports facts and investigation status; it gives recipients no protective action to take.
  15. absent: It only narrates events and the investigation, giving recipients no protective action to take.
  16. absent: Purely a factual recap of past events with no protective action instructed to recipients.
  17. absent: It only describes the investigation; no protective action is directed to recipients.
  18. absent: It only narrates events and the investigation, giving recipients no protective action to take.
  19. absent: It only recounts what happened and who is investigating, giving no protective action to recipients.
  20. absent: It only describes the police investigation and gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  21. absent: The message only narrates events and the investigation; it gives recipients no protective action to take.
  22. absent: The message only describes what happened and that police are investigating, giving no protective action to recipients.
  23. absent: It only narrates events and the investigation, giving no protective instruction to recipients.
  24. absent: It describes only what police are doing, with no protective action directed at recipients.
  25. absent: It only describes police investigating and gives no protective instruction to recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that timing is present: the message gives "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: Provides clock times and dates like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  2. present: It gives clock times and dates like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  3. present: Gives clock times and dates such as "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  4. present: It gives clock times and dates like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  5. present: Gives dates and clock times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."
  6. present: It gives dates and clock times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  7. present: It gives clock times and dates such as "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."
  8. present: Provides clock times and dates such as "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."
  9. present: Provides dates and clock times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  10. present: It gives dates and clock times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."
  11. present: It cites dates and clock times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."
  12. present: Gives clock times and dates, "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m." and "April 15".
  13. present: Gives clock times and dates like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."
  14. present: It provides clock times and dates such as "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  15. present: It gives clock times like "10:25 p.m." and dates "April 11, 2024", conveying when.
  16. present: Gives clock times and dates such as "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."
  17. present: It gives exact dates and times such as "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  18. present: It gives clock times and dates such as "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  19. present: It gives clock times and dates like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  20. present: It states clock times and dates such as "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  21. present: Provides dates and clock times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  22. present: Gives specific dates and times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m."
  23. present: It cites dates and clock times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  24. present: It gives dates and times like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
  25. present: It gives clock times and dates like "April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m.".
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by unanimous 25-0 read; the shooting alert conveys lethal danger to people beyond merely naming the hazard.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. present: Reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was hospitalized, a stated injury.
  2. present: Reports a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  3. present: Reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury to a person.
  4. present: It reports a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, an explicit injury.
  5. present: It reports a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated serious injury.
  6. present: Reports a man sustained a gunshot wound, a stated injury from gunfire.
  7. present: It reports a shooting where a man sustained a gunshot wound and was hospitalized which is a stated injury.
  8. present: Reports two shootings, one in which a man sustained a gunshot wound, a stated injury.
  9. present: Reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  10. present: The notice states a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, an explicit injury to a person.
  11. present: Reports a shooting where a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  12. present: The notice states a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  13. present: The notice reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  14. present: Reports a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  15. present: Reports a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  16. present: The notice states a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, an explicit serious harm to a person.
  17. present: It reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  18. present: The message states a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, an explicit stated injury.
  19. present: It reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was hospitalized, a clearly stated harm.
  20. present: Reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated injury.
  21. present: Reports a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital which is a stated injury.
  22. present: States a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, an explicit reported injury.
  23. present: Reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a stated harm.
  24. present: The notice reports a shooting in which a man sustained a gunshot wound and was hospitalized, a stated injury.
  25. present: Reports a man sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, a clear stated injury.