Shots fired investigation near MU campus area

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (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 source is present: the alert names Columbia Police as receiving the report and says MU Alert will be updated.

  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: Columbia Police and MU Alert named.
  2. present: It names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  3. present: It names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  4. present: Names 'Columbia Police' and 'MU Alert'.
  5. present: It names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  6. present: Columbia Police and MU Alert are named.
  7. present: Names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  8. present: Names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  9. present: It names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  10. present: It names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  11. present: It names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  12. present: It names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  13. present: It names Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  14. present: MU Alert and Columbia Police are named.
  15. present: Columbia Police and MU Alert.
  16. present: It names Columbia Police and references MU Alert as the updating channel.
  17. present: It references MU Alert and Columbia Police as the sources of information about the reported shots.
  18. present: It names 'Columbia Police' as receiving the report and refers to MU Alert updates.
  19. present: It names 'Columbia Police' and refers to MU Alert as the updating system.
  20. present: It names 'Columbia Police' and says 'MU Alert will be updated', identifying the authorities.
  21. present: It names 'Columbia Police' as the receiving agency and refers to MU Alert updates.
  22. present: It names 'Columbia Police' as receiving the report and refers to 'MU Alert' updates, identifying the source.
  23. present: It names 'Columbia Police' as receiving the report and refers to MU Alert as the update channel.
  24. present: It names 'Columbia Police' and 'MU Alert' as the sources reporting and updating the incident.
  25. present: It says 'Columbia Police received a report' and mentions that MU Alert will be updated.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: the alert names a specific hazard, a report of four shots fired, even though officers found no evidence of shooting.

  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: Shots fired.
  2. present: 'four shots fired'.
  3. present: It names a report of shots fired.
  4. present: Names 'four shots fired'.
  5. present: It names "four shots fired".
  6. present: It names a report of shots fired.
  7. present: Names 'four shots fired'.
  8. present: Names 'four shots fired'.
  9. present: It names 'four shots fired'.
  10. present: It names 'four shots fired'.
  11. present: It names shots fired.
  12. present: It names four shots fired.
  13. present: It names reported shots fired.
  14. present: It names four shots fired.
  15. present: 'four shots fired'.
  16. present: The post reports 'four shots fired' in an alley near campus, which is a specific firearm hazard.
  17. present: It names a report of 'four shots fired' in an alley, which is a specific threat.
  18. present: The post reports 'four shots fired' in an alley near campus, which is a specific firearm hazard.
  19. present: It names a report of 'four shots fired'.
  20. present: It reports 'four shots fired' in an alley, which names a specific gunfire hazard.
  21. present: It names 'a report of four shots fired'.
  22. present: It reports 'four shots fired' in an alley, which names a specific firearms threat.
  23. present: It names a report of 'four shots fired' in an alley, a specific threat.
  24. present: It reports 'four shots fired' in an alley, which is a specific named threat.
  25. present: It names a report of 'four shots fired' in an alley, which is a specific firearm threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the location is specific: the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.

  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: Alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  2. present: 'alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  3. present: It gives the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  4. present: Gives 'the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  5. present: It gives "the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage".
  6. present: It says the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  7. present: Gives the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  8. present: Gives the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  9. present: It gives the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  10. present: It gives the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  11. present: It says the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  12. present: It gives the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  13. present: It gives the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  14. present: It names the alley near Hitt Street Garage.
  15. present: Alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  16. present: It places them 'in the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  17. present: It gives the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage.
  18. present: It places it 'in the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  19. present: It gives 'the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  20. present: It locates it 'in the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  21. present: It gives 'the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  22. present: It gives 'the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  23. present: It gives 'the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  24. present: It gives 'the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
  25. present: It places the report 'in the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage'.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no protective action is given; the message reports the scene cleared and only promises MU Alert updates, which is not an instruction to recipients.

  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: No instruction given.
  2. absent: No protective instruction is given.
  3. absent: No protective action is given.
  4. absent: No protective action is instructed.
  5. absent: No protective action is given.
  6. absent: No protective action is given.
  7. absent: No instruction to recipients is given.
  8. absent: No protective action is given.
  9. absent: No instruction to recipients is given.
  10. absent: No protective instruction is given.
  11. absent: No action is requested.
  12. absent: No protective action is given.
  13. absent: No protective action is given.
  14. absent: No protective action is given.
  15. absent: No protective action given.
  16. absent: It gives no instructions to recipients, only noting officers cleared the scene.
  17. absent: It says officers cleared the scene but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  18. absent: It reports officers cleared the scene and gives no instruction to recipients.
  19. absent: It reports officers cleared the scene and gives no instruction to recipients.
  20. absent: It says officers cleared the scene and gives no instruction to recipients.
  21. absent: It reports officers cleared the scene and gives no instruction to recipients.
  22. absent: It gives no instruction to recipients, only that officers cleared the scene.
  23. absent: It reports officers cleared the scene and gives no instruction to recipients.
  24. absent: It reports that officers cleared the scene and gives no instruction to recipients.
  25. absent: It says officers cleared the scene and gives no protective action to recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find timing present: the alert is dated March 6, 2016, stamped 11:00 p.m., and gives the 10:42 p.m. report time.

  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: 10:42 p.m.
  2. present: 'At 10:42 p.m.' and 'March 6, 2016'.
  3. present: It gives "At 10:42 p.m." on March 6, 2016.
  4. present: States 'At 10:42 p.m.' on March 6, 2016.
  5. present: It gives "March 6, 2016" and "10:42 p.m.".
  6. present: It gives March 6, 2016 at 10:42 p.m.
  7. present: Gives 'At 10:42 p.m.' on 'March 6, 2016'.
  8. present: Gives 'At 10:42 p.m.' on March 6, 2016.
  9. present: It gives 'At 10:42 p.m.' on March 6, 2016.
  10. present: It gives 'At 10:42 p.m.' on March 6, 2016.
  11. present: It gives March 6, 2016 at 10:42 p.m.
  12. present: It gives 10:42 p.m. on March 6, 2016.
  13. present: It gives March 6, 2016, at 10:42 p.m.
  14. present: It gives 10:42 p.m. on March 6, 2016.
  15. present: 'At 10:42 p.m.'
  16. present: It gives 'At 10:42 p.m.' and a posting time of '11:00 p.m.'.
  17. present: It gives the report time of 10:42 p.m. and an 11:00 p.m. update on March 6, 2016.
  18. present: It gives 'March 6, 2016' and 'At 10:42 p.m.'.
  19. present: It gives 'March 6, 2016' and 'At 10:42 p.m.'.
  20. present: It gives '10:42 p.m.' and an '11:00 p.m.' update time on March 6, 2016.
  21. present: It gives 'At 10:42 p.m.' on March 6, 2016.
  22. present: It gives 'At 10:42 p.m.' for the report and '11:00 p.m.' on 'March 6, 2016'.
  23. present: It gives 'March 6, 2016' and '10:42 p.m.' along with an '11:00 p.m.' posting time.
  24. present: It gives 'March 6, 2016' and 'At 10:42 p.m.' as the date and time of the report.
  25. present: It gives '10:42 p.m.' for the report and '11:00 p.m.' for the post on 'March 6, 2016'.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no consequence or severity is conveyed; the alert names shots fired and then says no evidence was found, with no statement of possible harm.

  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. absent: No consequence stated.
  2. absent: No evidence of shots; no harm stated.
  3. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  4. absent: No consequence; it reports no evidence was found.
  5. absent: No evidence of shots was found and no harm is stated.
  6. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  7. absent: No harm is described; no evidence was found.
  8. absent: No consequence is stated.
  9. absent: No harm is stated, and it says no evidence was found.
  10. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  11. absent: No harm or severity is stated.
  12. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
  13. absent: No evidence of harm or severity is conveyed.
  14. absent: No consequence is stated.
  15. absent: No consequence stated.
  16. absent: It says 'no evidence of any shots fired' and states no harm or severity.
  17. absent: It reports no evidence of shots and conveys no consequence or severity.
  18. absent: It says officers 'found no evidence of any shots fired', and no harm is conveyed.
  19. absent: It says no evidence of shots was found and conveys no harm.
  20. absent: It says officers 'found no evidence of any shots fired', conveying no harm or severity.
  21. absent: It says officers 'found no evidence of any shots fired', conveying no harm.
  22. absent: It says police 'found no evidence of any shots fired' and conveys no severity.
  23. absent: It says officers 'found no evidence of any shots fired', conveying no harm.
  24. absent: It says no evidence of shots was found and states no harm.
  25. absent: It says officers 'found no evidence of any shots fired', so no consequence or severity is conveyed.