A “cruel hoax” sent Villanova University students sheltering into place on the first day of orientation after a false report of an active shooter, the school’s president said, prompting a massive ...

A report of an active shooter at the University of South Carolina’s campus library Sunday was part of a swatting hoax, a school spokesperson said. “USCPD dispatch received two separate calls Sunday ...

Note: This is a breaking news story and has been updated with new details. An active shooter incident at Villanova University Thursday was labeled a “cruel hoax” in which no one was injured, the ...

AFTERNOON. SO THE REPORTS STARTED ON THE U OF A’S RAISE ALERT SYSTEM. >> THAT FIRST NOTIFICATION CAME IN AROUND 1230. THAT MESSAGE READING RAISE ALERT. NOTIFICATION. ALERT THE AREA MULLINS LIBRARY.

Villanova University was the victim of an active shooter hoax for the second time in less than a week — prompting a police sweep Sunday morning before authorities confirmed the threat was bogus, ...

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VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- The active shooter alert that forced Villanova University students to shelter in place on Thursday was a result of a cruel hoax," according to President Rev. Peter Donohue.