Off-campus non-contact shooting on Paint Branch Trail

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 passes found UMPD and/or Park Police as named agencies (25/25).

  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: University of Maryland Police Department is named in the brief details.
  2. present: UMPD was notified by Park Police, identifying both agencies.
  3. present: Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George's County Division is named.
  4. present: Source includes UMPD and Park Police.
  5. present: The advisory is a UMD Police Community Advisory.
  6. present: A named university police department is the campus sender.
  7. present: Park Police PIO email identifies an issuing agency.
  8. present: UMPD is the campus authority in the notice.
  9. present: Named agencies: UMPD and Park Police.
  10. present: The product is attributed to UMD Police.
  11. present: University of Maryland Police Department satisfies source.
  12. present: Campus police are identified by name.
  13. present: Source is UMPD.
  14. present: The sending office is UMPD.
  15. present: Park Police and UMPD are both named.
  16. present: A police department name is present.
  17. present: The notice tells people to contact parkpolice.pio, a named office.
  18. present: UMPD authored the campus advisory.
  19. present: Named public safety authority: UMPD.
  20. present: Who sent it: University of Maryland Police Department.
  21. present: The Community Advisory names UMPD.
  22. present: Investigating agency Park Police is named.
  23. present: Source is present via UMPD.
  24. present: Campus and park police are identified.
  25. present: The issuer is identifiable as UMD Police.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found 1st degree assault / non-contact shooting / weapon discharged (25/25).

  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: 1st Degree Assault (Non-Contact Shooting) names a specific crime and weapon discharge.
  2. present: A suspect discharged the weapon towards the victim is a shooting hazard.
  3. present: The incident is an assault involving a gun.
  4. present: Non-contact shooting is a specific threat type.
  5. present: INCIDENT line names 1st Degree Assault and shooting.
  6. present: Hazard is a shooting on the trail.
  7. present: A gun retrieved from clothing and discharged is specific.
  8. present: Named crime: 1st degree assault.
  9. present: The advisory is about a shooting.
  10. present: Weapon discharge is a specific hazard.
  11. present: Assault plus shooting is not a generic incident.
  12. present: The threat type is a non-contact shooting.
  13. present: Hazard equals assault with a firearm discharged.
  14. present: A shooting on Paint Branch Trail is named.
  15. present: Specific threat: gun discharged toward a running victim.
  16. present: The heading includes Non-Contact Shooting.
  17. present: A firearm hazard is stated.
  18. present: 1st degree assault is a named offense.
  19. present: The text reports a shooting, not a generic emergency.
  20. present: Hazard is present as assault/shooting.
  21. present: Discharged the weapon is specific.
  22. present: The crime type is assault with a shooting.
  23. present: Named hazard: shooting.
  24. present: A gun is named in the narrative.
  25. present: The incident type is a non-contact shooting.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found Paint Branch Trail by Lakeland Road (25/25).

  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: Paint Branch Trail by Lakeland Road, College Park, Maryland is a specific place.
  2. present: LOCATION names Paint Branch Trail and Lakeland Road.
  3. present: 48th Avenue is an additional place cue.
  4. present: An off-campus trail in College Park is location.
  5. present: Where: Paint Branch Trail.
  6. present: Lakeland Road locates the trail.
  7. present: A named trail and road are given.
  8. present: College Park, Maryland is stated.
  9. present: The area of Paint Branch Trail is the site.
  10. present: East along the trail is still the named trail.
  11. present: A trail by Lakeland Road is specific.
  12. present: Location is Paint Branch Trail.
  13. present: Off-campus at Paint Branch Trail is where.
  14. present: Named place: Paint Branch Trail by Lakeland Road.
  15. present: A street, trail, and city are present.
  16. present: 48th Avenue plus the trail is location.
  17. present: The location line is complete.
  18. present: Paint Branch Trail is a mapped place.
  19. present: College Park is named.
  20. present: The advisory locates the shooting on the trail.
  21. present: Lakeland Road is a named road.
  22. present: Where is Paint Branch Trail by Lakeland Road.
  23. present: A specific off-campus trail is given.
  24. present: Location includes trail, road, and city.
  25. present: The site is named.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found call-911, escort, and See Something instructions (25/25).

  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: Call 911 or 301-405-3333 if you observe suspicious activity is guidance.
  2. present: See Something, Say Something is an instruction.
  3. present: Request a walking escort at 301-405-3555 is guidance.
  4. present: Stay alert is a protective instruction.
  5. present: Trust your instincts is audience guidance in this safety-tips block.
  6. present: Contact the police immediately is what to do.
  7. present: Safety Tips tell recipients how to protect themselves.
  8. present: Use a blue light emergency phone is guidance.
  9. present: Be Smart, Be Safe is hortatory; the call-911 line is the instruction.
  10. present: The public is told to call police.
  11. present: Walking escort is a protective service instruction.
  12. present: Call 911 is explicit guidance.
  13. present: Recipients are told to contact police immediately.
  14. present: Guidance is present in the Safety Tips.
  15. present: If you observe suspicious activity, call 911 is an order to the audience.
  16. present: The notice tells people what to do.
  17. present: Protective actions include escort and calling police.
  18. present: See Something, Say Something is guidance.
  19. present: The audience is instructed to stay alert and call police.
  20. present: 911 is an instruction.
  21. present: Safety tips are directed at the campus audience.
  22. present: Guidance exists as call-police and escort steps.
  23. present: People are told to use emergency phones.
  24. present: Contact police immediately is G.
  25. present: The community is told how to get an escort and when to call 911.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found August 26, 2026 and 2:45 p.m. / 4:37 p.m. clocks (25/25).

  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: OCCURRED August 26, 2026 at approximately 2:45 p.m. is a date and clock.
  2. present: UMPD was notified at approximately 4:37 p.m. on August 26, 2026.
  3. present: A date and two clock times are stated.
  4. present: 2:45 p.m. is a clock time.
  5. present: August 26, 2026 is a date cue.
  6. present: Wednesday is a date cue with the calendar date.
  7. present: Time is present via p.m. clocks.
  8. present: 4:37 p.m. is a clock.
  9. present: The occurrence line timestamps the assault.
  10. present: Approximately 2:45 p.m. satisfies Time.
  11. present: A dated Wednesday afternoon is given.
  12. present: Clock times appear in the notice.
  13. present: The product is timestamped.
  14. present: Date August 26, 2026 is explicit.
  15. present: Time: 2:45 p.m. and 4:37 p.m.
  16. present: A p.m. clock is present.
  17. present: The OCCURRED field is a time element.
  18. present: When is August 26 at 2:45 p.m.
  19. present: Notification time 4:37 p.m. is recency.
  20. present: Both incident and notification clocks are given.
  21. present: A 2026 date is stated.
  22. present: Time is coded present.
  23. present: The advisory includes clock times.
  24. present: 2:45 p.m. is when.
  25. present: Date plus clock satisfies T.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 passes found no warning-impact severity language (0/25 present). No injuries reported is outcome, not impact.

  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 injuries were reported is an outcome, not a stated potential consequence of the hazard in warning-science terms; no deadly or dangerous wording about future harm.
  2. absent: Impact language such as life-threatening or could be deadly is absent.
  3. absent: Naming a shooting is hazard, not impact, per the rubric.
  4. absent: No severity adjective is applied to the threat.
  5. absent: The text does not say the shooting could be deadly.
  6. absent: Harm to the victim is described as no injuries, which is outcome not impact.
  7. absent: Impact fails the explicit-harm test.
  8. absent: No life-threatening language.
  9. absent: Severity is not stated as a warning-impact clause.
  10. absent: I=0.
  11. absent: No could-injure language directed at the audience.
  12. absent: The advisory does not state potential consequences to recipients.
  13. absent: Impact is absent.
  14. absent: Dangerous is not used.
  15. absent: No explicit future harm.
  16. absent: The shooting is named without a severity clause.
  17. absent: Impact not present.
  18. absent: No deadly wording.
  19. absent: The notice lacks an impact sentence.
  20. absent: Harm language for the campus audience is missing.
  21. absent: I coded absent.
  22. absent: No destructive or deadly marker.
  23. absent: Consequence-to-audience is not stated.
  24. absent: Impact fails.
  25. absent: No stated severity.