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Villanova, Hoaxes and Active Shooter

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Hoaxes and panic: 'Swatting' incident at Villanova is a national problem

Hoax calls can also land innocent bystanders in dangerous situations. Four Black undergraduate students at Harvard University wound up being held at gunpoint during a swatting incident at the Ivy League school in 2023, according to reporting by The Harvard Crimson.

The Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 14h

Police scanner shows panicked response to Villanova shooting ‘hoax’

Active shooter! Villanova University! Scarpa Hall!” an officer chirped across the radio. Officials later determined it was an act of swatting, a fake emergency called in to induce panic.

Independent Journal Review · 6h

‘Cruel Hoax’: Active Shooter Story A False Alarm, Police Say

Authorities responded to reports of an active shooter at Villanova University Thursday afternoon, prompting immediate lockdown orders across the campus

National Catholic Reporter21m

'Cruel Hoax' active shooter alert disrupts Villanova's Opening Mass

An active shooter at Villanova University reported late afternoon Aug. 21 was a "cruel hoax," a university official said less ...

3hon MSN

'Cruel hoax' report about active shooter put Villanova University on lockdown: Updates

Villanova University students and families were put on high alert as an active shooter warning ended up being a hoax, ...

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