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2nd false active shooter report prompts large police response at Villanova

For the second time in less than a week, Villanova University was the scene of an active shooter hoax report on Sunday, ...

2nd false active shooter reported at Villanova University in a week

Police responded to a second false report of an active shooter at Pennsylvania's Villanova University on Sunday, a day for ...

Villanova University targeted in 2nd false active shooter report in 4 days

For the second time in less than a week, Villanova University was the victim of a false shooter report on Sunday.

Villanova University targeted with second false active shooter report just 3 days after ‘cruel hoax’

The incident marks the second false shooter report sparking pandemonium at the private Catholic University in less than a ...

Two Active Shooter Reports Deemed False at Villanova Within Days

Authorities are investigating two reports of active shooters that were both deemed false at Villanova University over the ...

Villanova Active Shooter Report Was 'Cruel Hoax,' School President Says

Dylan Johnson, a student editor for Villanova Sports, posted a video on X at approximately 4:45 p.m. ET of a frantic scene ...

USC police received 2 active shooter calls. It was a hoax, officials say

A public safety alert warning of an active shooter panicked the University of South Carolina Sunday. Police found no evidence ...

Reported active shooter at Villanova University a "cruel hoax," officials say

A report of an active shooter at Villanova turned out to be a "cruel hoax," according to the university president and ...

‘Cruel hoax’ prompts Villanova University students to shelter in place after false ‘active shooter’ reported on campus

“Mercifully, no one was injured, and we now know that it was a cruel hoax — there was no active shooter, no injuries, and no ...

Fayetteville campus community reacts after active shooter report at University of Arkansas

An active shooter was reported at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus Monday, according to a university alert ...

'All Clear' issued after active shooter reported on the University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus

Students on the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus experienced an active shooter scare on Sunday evening, but no ...

Villanova University says active shooter report was a 'cruel hoax'

"Mercifully, no one was injured, and we now know that it was a cruel hoax," Villanova President Rev. Peter Donohue said in a statement to the school community.