Shots fired in U District

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. The message attributes the response to police, "Officers are responding" and "Officers continue to investigate," identifying the acting authority without a branded tag.

  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: It names "Officers" investigating, identifying police as the responding authority.
  2. present: The responding authority is identified as "Officers" who are investigating the report.
  3. present: "Officers are responding" identifies police as the responding authority.
  4. present: "Officers" are named as responding and investigating, identifying a police authority.
  5. present: It attributes the response to officers investigating, identifying a police authority.
  6. present: The responding "Officers" are identified as the acting authority.
  7. present: "Officers" are identified as responding and investigating the report.
  8. present: "Officers are responding" and "Officers continue to investigate" identify police as the source.
  9. present: "Officers" are named as responding and investigating, identifying a police source.
  10. present: "Officers" are named as responding and investigating.
  11. present: The responders are identified as officers investigating the report.
  12. present: The responding "Officers" investigating the report identify the issuing authority.
  13. present: "Officers" responding and investigating identify a police authority as the source.
  14. present: It identifies the responders as "Officers", the police acting on the report.
  15. present: "Officers" are described as responding and investigating, identifying law enforcement as the source.
  16. present: The responding "Officers" are identified as the acting authority.
  17. present: "Officers are responding" identifies police as the source of the information.
  18. present: The message identifies police officers who "are responding" and continue to investigate.
  19. present: "Officers are responding" identifies police as the responding authority behind the message.
  20. present: The responding "Officers" investigating the report identify a police authority as the source.
  21. present: "Officers" are identified as responding and investigating, naming law enforcement as the source.
  22. present: The senders identify as police, "Officers are responding to a report of shots fired."
  23. present: It refers to "Officers" responding and investigating, identifying a police authority.
  24. present: "Officers" are named as responding and investigating the report.
  25. present: "Officers" responding and investigating identify the police as the acting authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The hazard is specific, "a report of shots fired from a vehicle," rather than a generic police activity notice.

  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 hazard is "shots fired from a vehicle", a specific threat.
  2. present: It names "shots fired from a vehicle", a specific violent threat.
  3. present: The hazard is "a report of shots fired from a vehicle."
  4. present: The hazard is specific: "a report of shots fired from a vehicle."
  5. present: The hazard is explicit, "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  6. present: The threat is named exactly: "shots fired from a vehicle".
  7. present: The hazard is "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  8. present: The threat is stated as "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  9. present: It reports "shots fired from a vehicle", a specific violent threat.
  10. present: The hazard is "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  11. present: The hazard is "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  12. present: The hazard is explicit: "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  13. present: It names "a report of shots fired from a vehicle", a specific threat.
  14. present: It names "a report of shots fired from a vehicle", a specific violent threat.
  15. present: It names "a report of shots fired from a vehicle," a specific weapons threat.
  16. present: It names "shots fired from a vehicle", a specific violent threat.
  17. present: It names "a report of shots fired from a vehicle", a specific violent threat.
  18. present: The hazard is explicit, "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  19. present: It names "a report of shots fired from a vehicle", a specific violent threat.
  20. present: The hazard is explicit, "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  21. present: The threat is specified as "a report of shots fired from a vehicle".
  22. present: The hazard is explicit, "shots fired from a vehicle."
  23. present: The hazard is "a report of shots fired from a vehicle", a specific violent threat.
  24. present: The hazard is "a report of shots fired from a vehicle", a specific gun threat.
  25. present: It names "a report of shots fired from a vehicle", a specific weapons threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Both entries fix the spot at the intersection "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE" in the U District.

  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 names "NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  2. present: The place is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  3. present: It is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE."
  4. present: It is located "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE."
  5. present: The place is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  6. present: The site is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  7. present: The site is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  8. present: The place is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  9. present: The location is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  10. present: The place is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  11. present: The location is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  12. present: The location is near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE.
  13. present: The place is given, "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  14. present: It gives the location, "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  15. present: The location is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE."
  16. present: The place is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  17. present: It is located "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  18. present: It gives the intersection "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  19. present: The location is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  20. present: It gives the intersection, "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  21. present: The place is exact, "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  22. present: The place is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE."
  23. present: It locates the report "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  24. present: It is placed "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
  25. present: The location is "near NE 43rd St. and University Way NE".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The original closes with a direct protective instruction to recipients, "Avoid the area," short but unmistakable.

  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. present: The original tells recipients "Avoid the area".
  2. present: The instruction to recipients is "Avoid the area".
  3. present: Readers are directed to "Avoid the area."
  4. present: It tells readers to "Avoid the area."
  5. present: The original post ends with the instruction "Avoid the area".
  6. present: The instruction to recipients is "Avoid the area."
  7. present: Readers are instructed to "Avoid the area".
  8. present: The direction "Avoid the area" is an explicit protective instruction.
  9. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area."
  10. present: Readers are instructed to "Avoid the area".
  11. present: The original post instructs readers to "Avoid the area."
  12. present: The original post instructs readers to "Avoid the area."
  13. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  14. present: It instructs the community, "Avoid the area".
  15. present: It instructs readers plainly to "Avoid the area."
  16. present: Recipients are told "Avoid the area."
  17. present: It instructs readers to "Avoid the area".
  18. present: It instructs readers to "Avoid the area".
  19. present: Readers are told directly to "Avoid the area".
  20. present: It instructs readers with two words that carry protective action, "Avoid the area".
  21. present: The original post tells recipients to "Avoid the area".
  22. present: The instruction to readers is "Avoid the area."
  23. present: It instructs readers to "Avoid the area".
  24. present: Readers are instructed to "Avoid the area."
  25. present: "Avoid the area" is a direct protective instruction.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The report time is given as "at 9:35 p.m." and the follow up is stamped "UPDATE at 10:00 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: It gives the incident time "at 9:35 p.m." and an update at "10:00 p.m."
  2. present: It gives "at 9:35 p.m." for the report and stamps the update at "10:00 p.m.".
  3. present: It gives the shots at "9:35 p.m." and an update at "10:00 p.m."
  4. present: Times are stated, "UPDATE at 10:00 p.m." and the shots reported "at 9:35 p.m."
  5. present: It gives "at 9:35 p.m." for the report and an update at "10:00 p.m.".
  6. present: It gives the time of the report as "9:35 p.m." plus a 10:00 p.m. update.
  7. present: It gives the incident time "at 9:35 p.m." and a 10:00 p.m. update.
  8. present: It gives the incident time "at 9:35 p.m." and an update at 10:00 p.m.
  9. present: It gives "10:00 p.m." and says the shots were reported "at 9:35 p.m."
  10. present: It gives the shooting report "at 9:35 p.m." and an update at "10:00 p.m.".
  11. present: It gives the shooting report time "at 9:35 p.m." and a "10:00 p.m." update.
  12. present: It gives the 9:35 p.m. report time and a 10:00 p.m. update.
  13. present: It times the event "at 9:35 p.m." with an update at "10:00 p.m.".
  14. present: It fixes the event "at 9:35 p.m." with an update at "10:00 p.m.".
  15. present: It gives the incident time "at 9:35 p.m." and an update "at 10:00 p.m."
  16. present: The shooting report is timed "at 9:35 p.m." with a 10:00 p.m. update.
  17. present: It gives the shots report "at 9:35 p.m." and an update at "10:00 p.m."
  18. present: It states the report came in "at 9:35 p.m." with a 10:00 p.m. update.
  19. present: It gives the incident time "at 9:35 p.m." and an update at "10:00 p.m.".
  20. present: Times are given, the report "at 9:35 p.m." and the "10:00 p.m." update.
  21. present: It gives the incident time "at 9:35 p.m." and an update stamped "10:00 p.m.".
  22. present: Times are given, "UPDATE at 10:00 p.m." and the report "at 9:35 p.m."
  23. present: It gives the shooting report time as "9:35 p.m." and stamps the update "10:00 p.m.".
  24. present: It gives the incident time "at 9:35 p.m." and a 10:00 p.m. update.
  25. present: It times the report "at 9:35 p.m." with a "10:00 p.m." update.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25. The alert explicitly negates consequence rather than describing it: "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat."

  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: It says "No victims were reported" and there is "no ongoing threat", conveying no severity.
  2. absent: It says "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat", so no consequence is conveyed.
  3. absent: It says "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat," conveying no consequence.
  4. absent: Consequences are ruled out: "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat."
  5. absent: It says "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat", conveying no harm.
  6. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", so no severity is conveyed.
  7. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", conveying no severity.
  8. absent: Consequences are negated: "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat".
  9. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", so no harm or severity is conveyed.
  10. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", conveying no harm or severity.
  11. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", conveying no severity.
  12. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat", so no harm is conveyed.
  13. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", conveying no harm or severity.
  14. absent: It says "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", offering no severity or potential harm.
  15. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat," conveying no harm or severity.
  16. absent: It states no victims were reported and no ongoing threat, so no harm is conveyed.
  17. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", conveying no harm or severity.
  18. absent: It says "No victims were reported" and there is "no ongoing threat", conveying no consequence.
  19. absent: It says "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat", conveying no harm or severity.
  20. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", conveying no consequence.
  21. absent: It reports "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", conveying no severity.
  22. absent: Consequences are negated, "No victims were reported" and "there is no ongoing threat."
  23. absent: It states "No victims were reported" and "no ongoing threat", conveying no harm.
  24. absent: It says "No victims were reported" and there is "no ongoing threat", conveying no harm or severity.
  25. absent: It says "No victims were reported" and the scene is secure, conveying no harm or severity.