Community safety notice 6 for reported incident — Drumheller Fountain at about 5
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedUniversity of Washington published a UW Alert Blog update on or about 2024-05-27. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.
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1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim
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How the first alert is built
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.
UPDATE 6:35 p.m.: Suspects not located yet. If seen, call 911. The victim's phone was located near the scene. UPDATE 6:23 p.m.: No weapon was seen, but the victim reported that the suspects threatened to shoot him. 6:18 p.m.: Report of an armed robbery near Drumheller Fountain at about 5:45 p.m. Two men demanded the victim's cell phone and threatened to shoot the victim, then headed south toward Rainier Vista. The first man was described as about 5-foot-7 in his 20s or 30s, wearing a dark colored mask and a gray and black sweater. The second man was described as 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-8, in his 20s or 30s, wearing a dark colored mask.
Sourceabsent0/25
Final assessment
Absent, 0 of 25 voting present: nothing names a sender or agency, and the only institutional reference is the instruction to "call 911," which is guidance rather than attribution.
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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- absent: No sender or agency is identified anywhere; telling people to call 911 does not name the issuer.
- absent: Nobody is identified as the sender; no police, department or alert signature is present.
- absent: There is no sender tag, no university self reference, and no responding agency named.
- absent: Nothing in the text names a sending department, university or alert brand.
- absent: Nothing identifies a sender: no police, no university, no alert branding in the text.
- absent: No sender or responding agency is identified; only a 911 referral appears.
- absent: No sending agency or branded tag is given; the only reference is the 911 number to call.
- absent: The post names no agency or alert brand, referring only to reports and the victim.
- absent: No sending authority is identified; only the emergency number 911 is mentioned.
- absent: No sender, police agency or alert brand is named; only "call 911" appears as an instruction.
- absent: No police department, university or alert brand is named as the sender of these updates.
- absent: Nothing names a sender or responding agency; only an instruction to call 911 appears.
- absent: No department or branded signature appears; only a 911 reference, which is guidance not source.
- absent: The text names no sender, university or police agency, referring only to calling 911.
- absent: No sending authority is identified anywhere; the only contact is the generic instruction to call 911.
- absent: Nothing names a sender, agency or alert brand; "call 911" alone is a phone number, not a source.
- absent: The text names no sending agency or alert brand, only an instruction to call 911.
- absent: No sender, university, or police agency is identified; only the 911 number appears.
- absent: No issuing agency or alert brand appears, only a bare direction to call 911.
- absent: No sender or responding agency is named; 911 is only a number to call.
- absent: Nothing names a sending office or agency, and "call 911" is a phone number rather than an identified sender.
- absent: The text names no sending agency or branded alert tag, only a 911 instruction.
- absent: No sender or responding agency is identified; "call 911" is an instruction, not a source.
- absent: No department, agency or alert brand is named as the sender of this message.
- absent: No sending agency or branded signature is identified; only "call 911" appears.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, 25 of 25: the text reports "an armed robbery" in which two men "demanded the victim's cell phone and threatened to shoot the victim."
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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- present: It reports "an armed robbery" in which two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: An armed robbery where two men threatened to shoot the victim names the threat.
- present: An armed robbery in which two men threatened to shoot the victim is specific.
- present: It reports an "armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It reports "an armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It reports an "armed robbery" where two men "demanded the victim's cell phone".
- present: It reports "an armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It reports "an armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: The hazard is "an armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It describes an "armed robbery" in which two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: An "armed robbery" in which suspects "threatened to shoot the victim" names the threat.
- present: It reports "an armed robbery" in which two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: An armed robbery where two men "threatened to shoot the victim" is specific.
- present: An "armed robbery" in which two men "threatened to shoot" the victim is a specific threat.
- present: The threat is "an armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: The hazard is "an armed robbery" in which two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It reports an "armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: The hazard is "an armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: The text reports "an armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It reports "an armed robbery" where two men "demanded the victim's cell phone".
- present: It names "an armed robbery" where two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It reports "an armed robbery" in which two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It names an "armed robbery" in which two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: It reports "an armed robbery" where "Two men demanded the victim's cell phone".
- present: It reports "an armed robbery" in which two men "threatened to shoot the victim".
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, 25 of 25: the robbery is placed "near Drumheller Fountain" and the suspects "headed south toward Rainier Vista," both named campus landmarks.
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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- present: The place is "near Drumheller Fountain", with flight "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: Near Drumheller Fountain and south toward Rainier Vista locate the incident.
- present: Near Drumheller Fountain, with flight south toward Rainier Vista, gives the place.
- present: Locations given are "near Drumheller Fountain" and south toward Rainier Vista.
- present: The scene is "near Drumheller Fountain", with flight south toward Rainier Vista.
- present: The location is "near Drumheller Fountain", with the suspects heading toward Rainier Vista.
- present: The scene is "near Drumheller Fountain" with suspects heading toward Rainier Vista.
- present: Locations are "near Drumheller Fountain" and "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: The scene is "near Drumheller Fountain" with suspects heading "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: The scene is "near Drumheller Fountain", with flight "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: It places the robbery "near Drumheller Fountain" with flight toward Rainier Vista.
- present: The scene is "near Drumheller Fountain", with suspects heading toward Rainier Vista.
- present: Near Drumheller Fountain and toward Rainier Vista are named campus places.
- present: Drumheller Fountain and Rainier Vista are named as scene and escape route.
- present: The place is "near Drumheller Fountain", with flight south toward Rainier Vista.
- present: It places the robbery "near Drumheller Fountain", with suspects heading toward Rainier Vista.
- present: Places named are "near Drumheller Fountain" and "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: Locations given are "near Drumheller Fountain" and "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: It is located "near Drumheller Fountain", heading south toward Rainier Vista.
- present: The place is "near Drumheller Fountain", with the men heading toward Rainier Vista.
- present: Locations given are "near Drumheller Fountain" and flight "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: The location is "near Drumheller Fountain", with flight "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: The scene is "near Drumheller Fountain" with flight "south toward Rainier Vista".
- present: Places given are "near Drumheller Fountain" and south "toward Rainier Vista".
- present: The place is "near Drumheller Fountain", with flight "south toward Rainier Vista".
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, 25 of 25: the 6:35 p.m. update directs readers, "If seen, call 911," since the suspects were not located.
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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- present: It instructs readers "If seen, call 911".
- present: If seen, call 911 is a direct instruction to recipients.
- present: It instructs readers, if seen, call 911.
- present: It instructs readers, "If seen, call 911".
- present: "If seen, call 911" is a direct instruction to readers.
- present: It instructs readers, "If seen, call 911".
- present: Readers are told "If seen, call 911" about the unlocated suspects.
- present: Readers are directed, "If seen, call 911".
- present: Readers are directed "If seen, call 911".
- present: "If seen, call 911" tells readers what to do.
- present: Readers are directed, "If seen, call 911".
- present: Readers are told "If seen, call 911".
- present: It tells readers "If seen, call 911".
- present: It instructs readers "If seen, call 911".
- present: Readers are instructed, "If seen, call 911".
- present: Readers are directed, "If seen, call 911".
- present: It instructs, "If seen, call 911".
- present: Recipients are told, "If seen, call 911".
- present: Recipients are instructed, "If seen, call 911".
- present: It instructs readers, "If seen, call 911".
- present: It instructs the reader "If seen, call 911."
- present: It instructs readers "If seen, call 911."
- present: It tells readers, "If seen, call 911".
- present: Readers are told "If seen, call 911".
- present: It instructs readers, "If seen, call 911".
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, 25 of 25: the robbery is timed "at about 5:45 p.m." with postings stamped 6:18, 6:23 and 6:35 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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- present: Entries are timed "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m." and the robbery at "about 5:45 p.m.".
- present: About 5:45 p.m. for the robbery with 6:18, 6:23 and 6:35 p.m. updates.
- present: The robbery is placed at about 5:45 p.m. with 6:18, 6:23 and 6:35 p.m. updates.
- present: The robbery is placed "at about 5:45 p.m." with 6:18, 6:23 and 6:35 p.m. entries.
- present: The robbery is placed "at about 5:45 p.m." with updates at 6:18, 6:23 and 6:35 p.m.
- present: The robbery time "at about 5:45 p.m." and update times are given.
- present: Times "at about 5:45 p.m.", "6:18 p.m." and "6:35 p.m." are stated.
- present: Times "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m.", "6:18 p.m." and "about 5:45 p.m." are given.
- present: Times "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m.", "6:18 p.m." and "about 5:45 p.m." appear.
- present: "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m." and "at about 5:45 p.m." mark the timeline.
- present: Times 6:35 p.m., 6:23 p.m., 6:18 p.m. and about 5:45 p.m. are given.
- present: Stamps include "6:18 p.m." and the robbery "at about 5:45 p.m.".
- present: The robbery is timed at about 5:45 p.m. with updates at 6:18, 6:23 and 6:35 p.m.
- present: Times "6:35 p.m.", "6:18 p.m." and "about 5:45 p.m." are included.
- present: Times of about 5:45, 6:18, 6:23 and 6:35 p.m. are given.
- present: Times "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m.", "6:18 p.m." and "at about 5:45 p.m." are given.
- present: It gives "6:18 p.m." and the robbery "at about 5:45 p.m.".
- present: Times include "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m." and the robbery "at about 5:45 p.m.".
- present: Times include "6:18 p.m." and the robbery "at about 5:45 p.m.".
- present: Times 6:35, 6:23, 6:18 p.m. and "about 5:45 p.m." are given.
- present: It gives "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m.", "6:18 p.m." and "about 5:45 p.m."
- present: Times "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m.", "6:18 p.m." and "about 5:45 p.m." are given.
- present: The entries are stamped 6:35 p.m., 6:23 p.m. and 6:18 p.m., robbery about 5:45 p.m.
- present: Times "6:35 p.m.", "6:23 p.m." and "about 5:45 p.m." appear.
- present: Times are given, "6:35 p.m.", "6:18 p.m." and "at about 5:45 p.m.".
Impactpresent24/25
Final assessment
Present, 24 of 25: the suspects "threatened to shoot the victim," an explicit statement of potentially lethal consequence. One read dissented, weighing "No weapon was seen" as cancelling the severity.
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.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit statement of potentially lethal harm.
- present: The suspects threatened to shoot the victim, conveying a clear threat of lethal harm.
- present: The suspects threatened to shoot the victim, an explicit statement of potential lethal harm.
- present: A threat "to shoot the victim" conveys potential lethal harm to the person targeted.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit threat of lethal harm.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit statement of potential lethal harm.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit statement of potential lethal harm.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", conveying a threat of lethal harm.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit statement of potential lethal harm.
- present: The threat "to shoot the victim" conveys a clear potential for lethal harm.
- present: The threat "to shoot the victim" conveys potential lethal consequence despite no weapon being seen.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit statement of potentially lethal harm.
- present: The threat "to shoot the victim" conveys clear potential for lethal harm.
- present: The robbers "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit threat of lethal harm.
- present: A threat to "shoot the victim" conveys the potentially lethal consequence of the encounter.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit statement of potential lethal harm.
- present: The stated threat "to shoot the victim" conveys potential lethal harm.
- absent: No injury or stated severity follows; the update notes "No weapon was seen".
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", conveying a potentially lethal consequence.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", conveying a threat of lethal harm.
- present: A threatened consequence is explicit: the suspects "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: A threat of lethal harm is conveyed: the suspects "threatened to shoot the victim".
- present: The threat "to shoot the victim" conveys a potential lethal consequence.
- present: The suspects "threatened to shoot the victim", an explicit statement of possible lethal harm.
- present: The threat to "shoot the victim" conveys a stated risk of lethal harm.
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Washington: Community safety notice 6 for reported incident — Drumheller Fountain at about 5." Incident of May 27, 2024. Added July 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-68-2024-05-27/
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