Students on the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus experienced an active shooter scare on Sunday evening, but no threat was found and no shooting took place.

University of South Carolina students were told to shelter in place Sunday after an unconfirmed report of an active shooter on the main campus.

The University of South Carolina Police Department said it believes the active shooter reports Sunday night were part of a swatting hoax. Police said they got two separate calls Sunday at 6:30:42 p.m. and 6:32:20 p.m, reporting an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper Library.