Off-campus firearm report then campus shelter-in-place

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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 source is present. The message opens with the branded CUAlert tag, which identifies the issuing campus alert system.

  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: The opening tag CUAlert is a branded sender signature that identifies who issued the message.
  2. present: A branded CUAlert prefix at the start names the campus warning system as the source.
  3. present: The sender is identified by the CUAlert brand, and DPS is also named as the campus safety contact.
  4. present: CUAlert functions as a branded alert signature that identifies the issuer.
  5. present: The message begins with CUAlert, a campus branded channel name that counts as source.
  6. present: Who is speaking is clear from the CUAlert label that opens the text.
  7. present: CUAlert is a branded signature identifying the issuing alert system.
  8. present: The branded opening CUAlert tells recipients which system sent the warning.
  9. present: Source is present because the message is tagged CUAlert at the outset.
  10. present: CUAlert is the branded sender tag, sufficient to identify who is issuing the alert.
  11. present: A campus brand, CUAlert, identifies the origin of the message.
  12. present: The issuing authority appears as the CUAlert brand, and DPS is named later as the safety office.
  13. present: The first token, CUAlert, is a branded alert name that counts as source.
  14. present: Who sent it is shown by the CUAlert header.
  15. present: Branded signature CUAlert identifies the sender at the start of the text.
  16. present: CUAlert is a named campus alert product, which satisfies source.
  17. present: The branded lead in CUAlert makes the sending system identifiable.
  18. present: Source is the CUAlert tag plus a named DPS contact number.
  19. present: The message is labeled CUAlert, a branded signature that names the issuer.
  20. present: CUAlert at the beginning is the campus branded sender.
  21. present: Recipients can see the sender from the CUAlert brand that starts the alert.
  22. present: A branded CUAlert signature identifies who is communicating.
  23. present: Who issued the warning is shown by CUAlert, and DPS is named as the safety unit to call.
  24. present: The CUAlert prefix is a branded source identifier.
  25. present: Source is present via the branded CUAlert header.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that a specific threat is named. The text states an assault occurred, a concrete crime rather than a generic incident.

  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 text names an assault as the specific event, a concrete crime rather than a vague incident.
  2. present: Assault is stated as the threat, a specific offense rather than a generic emergency.
  3. present: The hazard is specified as an assault that occurred, not an unnamed situation.
  4. present: Readers are told an assault took place, which names a particular crime threat.
  5. present: A specific threat is given: assault.
  6. present: The word assault specifies the kind of crime being reported.
  7. present: The threat is an assault, a named crime type.
  8. present: It states that an assault occurred, which is a specific hazard.
  9. present: Assault is the named hazard, more specific than incident or emergency.
  10. present: The specific threat named is an assault.
  11. present: Readers learn the event is an assault rather than an unspecified emergency.
  12. present: An assault occurred names a definite crime hazard.
  13. present: Assault is specified as what happened, a concrete threat type.
  14. present: The hazard is an assault, not a vague incident.
  15. present: The message names assault as the threat.
  16. present: A specific crime, assault, is identified as what occurred.
  17. present: Assault is named as the event, which is a specific threat.
  18. present: The event is identified as an assault.
  19. present: It reports an assault, which is a specific hazard not a generic situation.
  20. present: The threat type is assault.
  21. present: What happened is named: an assault.
  22. present: Assault is a particular crime threat, so hazard is present.
  23. present: The hazard line is an assault occurred, which specifies the event.
  24. present: A specific threat, assault, is stated.
  25. present: The message names assault as the hazard rather than a vague incident.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find location present. The assault is placed near 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE, with possible flight toward campus.

  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 places the event near 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE and notes the suspect may have headed toward campus.
  2. present: The intersection of 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE is given as the scene, plus a campus direction of flight.
  3. present: Location is the named streets 7th and Monroe in NE, with possible movement toward campus.
  4. present: Near 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE is a street-level place, and our campus is also referenced.
  5. present: The scene is pinned to 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE, a recognizable intersection.
  6. present: Streets are named, 7th and Monroe, NE, and campus is mentioned as a possible direction of flight.
  7. present: The assault is located near 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE.
  8. present: A neighborhood intersection in NE is given, 7th Street and Monroe Street, plus our campus.
  9. present: Where is answered near 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE, toward campus.
  10. present: The location is the 7th and Monroe intersection in NE, with possible flight toward campus.
  11. present: 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE is a specific geographic pin, and campus is named as a possible path.
  12. present: The place is near 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE.
  13. present: Street names and the NE quadrant locate the scene, and campus is referenced.
  14. present: Location includes the 7th and Monroe streets and a possible path toward campus.
  15. present: It gives a street corner, 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE.
  16. present: The text locates the assault near two named streets in NE and mentions campus as a possible direction.
  17. present: 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE is a precise place, and our campus is an additional location cue.
  18. present: Where is 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE, with possible flight toward campus.
  19. present: The intersection near 7th and Monroe in NE is given as the location.
  20. present: A named off campus corner, 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE, and our campus both answer where.
  21. present: Location is specific: 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE, with a possible path toward campus.
  22. present: The scene is near 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE.
  23. present: Streets and the NE designation give a map location, and campus is mentioned.
  24. present: The assault is placed near 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE, possibly toward campus.
  25. present: It specifies 7th Street and Monroe Street, NE, and refers to campus as a possible destination.
• Guidanceabsent6/25

  Final assessment

  Most reads find no protective instruction: contacting DPS about suspicious activity is a tips request, and shelter in place is explicitly not requested. A minority treats the DPS call as guidance.

  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: Asking people to call DPS if they see something suspicious is a tips request, and shelter in place is explicitly not requested.
  2. absent: Recipients are not told to shelter, avoid, or lock down, and contacting DPS about suspicious activity is reporting, not a protective action.
  3. absent: No shelter in place is being requested withholds a protective order, and the DPS number is only for reporting tips.
  4. absent: The only ask is to contact DPS if something looks suspicious, which is not an instruction to take cover or leave.
  5. absent: Please contact DPS is a reporting instruction, not a protective action like shelter or avoid the area.
  6. present: Recipients are instructed to contact DPS at a given number if they see anything suspicious, which is an action to take.
  7. absent: No protective step is ordered, and the text even says shelter in place is not being requested.
  8. absent: Seeing something and calling DPS is a watch and report ask, not guidance to shelter, run, or stay away.
  9. absent: The body does not tell people to take a protective action and only invites a DPS call for suspicious sightings.
  10. present: Please contact DPS at 202-319-5111 is a direct instruction comparable to call 911, so guidance is present.
  11. absent: Shelter in place is expressly not requested, so no protective action is directed.
  12. absent: Conditional reporting to DPS is not the same as telling people how to protect themselves.
  13. present: The line telling people to contact DPS if they see anything suspicious is an instruction for what they should do.
  14. absent: Recipients get a phone number for tips but no order to shelter, evacuate, or avoid the area.
  15. absent: No shelter in place is being requested means no protective action is being told, and the DPS ask is only if something looks suspicious.
  16. absent: There is no run, hide, lock, stay inside, or avoid instruction, and reporting suspicious things is not protective guidance.
  17. absent: People are not told to take cover and are only asked to phone DPS about anything suspicious.
  18. present: Contact DPS is a prescribed action, and stating that shelter is not requested still tells people the current protective posture.
  19. absent: Guidance to protect oneself is missing because the shelter request is denied and the remaining ask is a crime tip line.
  20. absent: The text does not instruct a protective action and says no shelter in place is being requested.
  21. present: If you see anything suspicious, please contact DPS tells people what to do, which is recipient facing guidance.
  22. absent: Calling DPS with sightings is not shelter, evacuation, or avoidance, so protective guidance is absent.
  23. absent: Recipients are not told to stay inside, leave, or avoid the area, and shelter is specifically not requested.
  24. absent: The DPS contact line is a request for tips, not a protective action instruction.
  25. present: Providing a DPS number and telling people to call if they see something is an action instruction, similar to call 911.
• Timepresent23/25

  Final assessment

  Broad agreement that recency is present: just informed and at this time mark the notice as current. Two reads wanted a clock time or date and voted absent.

  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: We were just informed and at this time both mark the notice as current.
  2. present: Recency appears in just informed, which tells readers the report arrived moments ago.
  3. present: Just informed conveys that the information is fresh, a recency cue.
  4. present: Both just and at this time signal that the status is present tense and recent.
  5. present: We were just informed places the report in the immediate past.
  6. present: The phrase just informed is a recency marker, and at this time marks current status.
  7. absent: No clock time or date appears, and just informed plus at this time describe intake and hedging rather than when the assault occurred.
  8. present: Recency is present via just informed.
  9. present: Just and at this time together show the information is current.
  10. present: The university says it was just informed, which is a recency cue.
  11. present: At this time functions like a now or as of marker for the current advice.
  12. present: Freshness is signaled by just informed.
  13. present: Recency is in just, and current timing is in at this time.
  14. present: We were just informed tells the audience the report is new.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, now, or immediately appears, and just informed describes when staff heard rather than when the assault occurred.
  16. present: The recency word just appears in just informed.
  17. present: Just informed shows the news is recent.
  18. present: Timing is present through just informed and at this time.
  19. present: Recency is conveyed by saying they were just informed of the assault.
  20. present: At this time is a present status time phrase similar to now.
  21. present: The report is framed as just received, a recency cue.
  22. present: Just informed plus at this time together mark the message as timely.
  23. present: Freshness of the information is in the word just.
  24. present: Recency is present: they were just informed.
  25. present: Just informed and at this time both speak to when.
• Impactabsent3/25

  Final assessment

  Strong consensus that impact is absent because naming assault does not state consequences or severity. A few reads inferred harm from the crime itself or a fleeing suspect.

  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: Nothing describes what the assault could do to people or property, such as injury or danger.
  2. absent: The message never states severity or likely harm beyond naming the crime itself.
  3. absent: There is no phrase about life safety, injury, or how serious the assault might be.
  4. absent: Assault is named without any stated consequence such as deadly, dangerous, or may cause injury.
  5. absent: No impact language appears, and the text does not say the assault was violent in a particular way or that anyone is at risk.
  6. absent: Potential harm is not described, and naming assault does not itself state consequences.
  7. absent: The alert does not say what could happen to people, only that an assault occurred.
  8. absent: Severity and outcomes are omitted, with no deadly, injury, or safety risk wording used.
  9. present: An assault already occurred, which implies a person was attacked, so harm to people is built into the named event.
  10. absent: No consequence or seriousness language is attached to the assault.
  11. absent: Impact is absent because the text never says the assault is dangerous or could injure others.
  12. absent: Nothing states potential outcomes for the campus community.
  13. absent: The alert never explains the harm the assault could cause going forward.
  14. absent: No words convey severity, such as life threatening or risk of further injury.
  15. absent: Consequences are not stated, and assault is the hazard name only.
  16. absent: The alert does not describe what the hazard could do to people or buildings.
  17. present: Because an assault is an attack on a person, the text implies someone was harmed, which is a consequence.
  18. absent: No explicit severity or outcome language is included.
  19. absent: Impact fails because no harm, danger, or seriousness is spelled out.
  20. absent: There is no statement of what could happen next to people or property.
  21. absent: Naming assault without deadly, injury, or similar wording leaves impact out.
  22. absent: The body never says the assault is dangerous or could cause further harm.
  23. absent: No consequence language appears alongside the crime name.
  24. present: A fleeing suspect who may be heading toward campus implies a continuing threat of harm to people on campus.
  25. absent: Impact is not stated, and there is no mention of injury, danger, or other outcomes.