Shooting at NE 47th St. & U Way NE

To check this alert, Claude Opus 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

  Present, 25 of 25. "Seattle police are responding to a shooting" and "Seattle police have searched the area" name the law enforcement source.

  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: "Seattle police are responding" names the agency behind the information.
  2. present: Seattle police are named as responding and searching.
  3. present: "Seattle police are responding" names the responding law enforcement agency.
  4. present: "Seattle police are responding", naming the agency behind the information.
  5. present: "Seattle police are responding" identifies the agency behind the information.
  6. present: "Seattle police are responding" identifies the responding law enforcement agency.
  7. present: "Seattle police are responding" identifies the agency handling the incident.
  8. present: "Seattle police are responding", naming the agency behind the notice.
  9. present: Says "Seattle police are responding", identifying the responding agency.
  10. present: "Seattle police are responding", which names the authority handling the incident.
  11. present: "Seattle police are responding" identifies the responding law enforcement agency.
  12. present: "Seattle police are responding" identifies the responding agency behind the message.
  13. present: "Seattle police are responding" identifies the responding law enforcement agency.
  14. present: "Seattle police are responding" attributes the report to the responding law enforcement agency.
  15. present: "Seattle police are responding", naming the agency behind the information.
  16. present: "Seattle police are responding" identifies the agency handling the incident.
  17. present: "Seattle police are responding" names the agency behind the information.
  18. present: "Seattle police are responding" names the agency handling the incident.
  19. present: "Seattle police are responding", naming the agency on scene.
  20. present: "Seattle police are responding to a shooting" names the agency on scene.
  21. present: Seattle police are named as responding to and searching after the shooting.
  22. present: "Seattle police are responding" names the agency behind the report.
  23. present: "Seattle police are responding" identifies the agency behind the information.
  24. present: "Seattle police are responding" names the responding law enforcement agency.
  25. present: "Seattle police are responding" names the agency handling the incident.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. It reports "a shooting" in which "One victim was shot in the abdomen", with a suspect still at large.

  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: The event is a shooting in which "One victim was shot in the abdomen".
  2. present: A shooting with a victim shot in the abdomen is specifically named.
  3. present: It reports "a shooting" with a victim shot and a suspect who fled.
  4. present: The hazard is a shooting in which "One victim was shot in the abdomen".
  5. present: It names "a shooting" with one victim shot, a specific violent threat.
  6. present: The hazard is named directly as "a shooting" with a victim shot.
  7. present: The hazard is named as "a shooting" with a victim shot and a suspect at large.
  8. present: It names a shooting in which a victim was shot, a specific violent threat.
  9. present: Reports "a shooting" with a victim "shot in the abdomen".
  10. present: The threat is stated as "a shooting" in which a victim was shot.
  11. present: It reports "a shooting" in which a victim was shot, a specific violent threat.
  12. present: It names "a shooting" with a victim shot and a suspect who fled.
  13. present: The event is named as "a shooting" with a victim shot in the abdomen.
  14. present: It names a shooting with a victim shot and a suspect who fled.
  15. present: A shooting is named, with a victim "shot in the abdomen" and a suspect at large.
  16. present: The event is named as "a shooting" with a victim "shot in the abdomen".
  17. present: It names a shooting in which a victim "was shot in the abdomen".
  18. present: The text names "a shooting" with a suspect not yet located.
  19. present: A shooting with a victim shot in the abdomen is specifically named.
  20. present: The hazard is explicit: a shooting in which "One victim was shot in the abdomen".
  21. present: A shooting in which one victim was shot is the specific threat named.
  22. present: The hazard is explicitly "a shooting" with a victim shot.
  23. present: The threat is stated as "a shooting" with a suspect who fled.
  24. present: The event is "a shooting" with a victim shot and a suspect who fled.
  25. present: It reports "a shooting" with a victim shot, a specific violent threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25: the shooting is placed "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE", with the suspect having "left eastbound".

  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: It occurred "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  2. present: NE 47th Street and University Way NE identifies the site.
  3. present: It happened "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  4. present: It gives the intersection "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  5. present: It places it "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  6. present: It places the shooting "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  7. present: The site is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  8. present: It places the shooting "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  9. present: Locates it "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  10. present: The site is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  11. present: The shooting site is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  12. present: The location is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  13. present: It places the shooting "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  14. present: The location is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  15. present: The location is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  16. present: The location is stated as "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  17. present: The location given is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  18. present: It is placed "at NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  19. present: It gives "NE 47th Street and University Way NE" as the site.
  20. present: It gives the scene as "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  21. present: It gives NE 47th Street and University Way NE as the scene.
  22. present: The location is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  23. present: The site is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE", a specific intersection.
  24. present: The site is given as "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
  25. present: The location is "NE 47th Street and University Way NE".
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 and unanimous. The post only reports police activity and the suspect's flight; readers are never told to avoid the area, shelter, or call anyone.

  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: The post reports and updates but never tells readers to avoid, shelter, or call anyone.
  2. absent: No protective action is requested of readers, only a report of police activity.
  3. absent: No instruction is given to recipients, not even to avoid the area or call police.
  4. absent: No protective action or call to report anything is directed at recipients.
  5. absent: No protective action or call to report is directed at recipients anywhere in the text.
  6. absent: No protective action is requested of recipients anywhere in the text.
  7. absent: No protective action or instruction is given to recipients anywhere in the text.
  8. absent: No action is requested of recipients: there is no call to avoid the area, shelter or call police.
  9. absent: Reports suspect movement and police search but gives readers no action to take.
  10. absent: No action is requested of recipients; only the police search and suspect flight are described.
  11. absent: No action is requested of readers; the suspect is said to be known to the victim and gone.
  12. absent: Readers are given no instruction at all, only a status report and suspect details.
  13. absent: No protective action is asked of readers, not even a call number or an avoid instruction.
  14. absent: No protective action or call to police is directed at recipients anywhere in the message.
  15. absent: No protective action or call to police is requested of recipients anywhere in the text.
  16. absent: No action is asked of readers; even the update only reports that the suspect has not been located.
  17. absent: No instruction is offered to readers, not even to avoid the area or call in tips.
  18. absent: No action is asked of recipients, not even a tip line or an avoidance request.
  19. absent: The text only reports the search and suspect flight, with no instruction to recipients.
  20. absent: No action is requested of readers; the text only reports the search and the suspect's flight.
  21. absent: No instruction is offered to recipients, not even to avoid the area or call police.
  22. absent: Recipients are given no instruction, not even a tip line or an avoid-the-area direction.
  23. absent: No protective action is requested of readers, only a promise of more information.
  24. absent: No action is requested of recipients, not even a call to report sightings of the suspect.
  25. absent: No protective action or call-in instruction is given to recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The stamp "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." dates the current state of the search, marking the message as time-anchored.

  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: It carries an "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." marking recency.
  2. present: An update at 10:42 p.m. supplies the time.
  3. present: The update carries the stamp "10:42 p.m.".
  4. present: The update is timestamped "UPDATE 10:42 p.m.".
  5. present: It carries "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." as a time reference.
  6. present: It carries "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." as a clock reference.
  7. present: "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." supplies a clock time for the latest information.
  8. present: An "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." timestamp marks the search status.
  9. present: Carries "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." as a recency marker.
  10. present: The follow-up is stamped "10:42 p.m." on that evening.
  11. present: The update carries the stamp "UPDATE 10:42 p.m."
  12. present: It includes "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." marking the search status.
  13. present: The update carries the clock time "10:42 p.m.".
  14. present: The update carries the stamp "10:42 p.m."
  15. present: "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." marks when the search status was reported.
  16. present: It includes an explicit "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." timestamp.
  17. present: The first line is stamped "UPDATE 10:42 p.m."
  18. present: The update carries the stamp "10:42 p.m.".
  19. present: An "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." stamps the follow-up.
  20. present: It carries "UPDATE 10:42 p.m.", a clock time for the latest information.
  21. present: It carries a 10:42 p.m. update on the ongoing search.
  22. present: "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." supplies a clock time.
  23. present: "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." provides a clock time.
  24. present: "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." gives a clock reference for the search status.
  25. present: It carries "UPDATE 10:42 p.m." for the suspect search.
• Impactpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Severity is stated outright: the victim "was shot in the abdomen and the injuries do not appear to be life threatening".

  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: It states the wound and its severity: abdomen injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening".
  2. present: It describes the victim shot in the abdomen with injuries that do not appear life threatening.
  3. present: It states the victim "was shot in the abdomen and the injuries do not appear to be life threatening".
  4. present: It reports the wound and says "the injuries do not appear to be life threatening", conveying severity.
  5. present: It states the victim "was shot in the abdomen" with injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening".
  6. present: It states the harm: a victim "shot in the abdomen" whose injuries "do not appear to be life threatening".
  7. present: It reports the victim "was shot in the abdomen" with injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening".
  8. present: It reports the victim "shot in the abdomen" with injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening", stating severity.
  9. present: States the victim was shot in the abdomen with injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening".
  10. present: It says the victim "was shot in the abdomen" and the injuries "do not appear to be life threatening".
  11. present: It reports one victim "shot in the abdomen" with injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening".
  12. present: It states the victim "was shot in the abdomen" though "the injuries do not appear to be life threatening".
  13. present: It says the victim was "shot in the abdomen and the injuries do not appear to be life threatening".
  14. present: It reports the victim "was shot in the abdomen and the injuries do not appear to be life threatening".
  15. present: "The injuries do not appear to be life threatening" is an explicit severity statement.
  16. present: It gives severity directly: the victim's "injuries do not appear to be life threatening".
  17. present: It describes the wound and says "the injuries do not appear to be life threatening", conveying severity.
  18. present: One victim "was shot in the abdomen" with injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening".
  19. present: It states the victim "was shot in the abdomen" with injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening".
  20. present: It states the victim's wound and that "the injuries do not appear to be life threatening", giving severity.
  21. present: It reports a victim shot in the abdomen with injuries not appearing life threatening.
  22. present: It says the victim "was shot in the abdomen" with injuries that "do not appear to be life threatening".
  23. present: It says a victim "was shot in the abdomen and the injuries do not appear to be life threatening".
  24. present: It describes harm directly: the victim "was shot in the abdomen", with injuries not appearing life threatening.
  25. present: It reports the victim "was shot in the abdomen and the injuries do not appear to be life threatening".