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Active shooter alert at Villanova was result of 'cruel hoax,' university president says

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- 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.
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Report of active shooter at Villanova University campus is a 'cruel hoax’: authorities

First-year Villanova University students and their families filed back to Corr Chapel for an evening blessing Thursday, Aug. 21.The blessing would be said by the Rev. Peter Donohue, the university’s ...
National Catholic Register

Villanova University Mass Interrupted by ‘Active Shooter’ Hoax

Villanova University confirmed Thursday that reports of an active shooter on campus that interrupted an opening Mass for new students and their families was a “cruel hoax.” Local police began ...

Swatting incidents increasingly target schools, pose challenge to investigators

A group has taken responsibility for the Villanova swatting incident, but bringing criminal charges will be much more ...
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Villanova University says a report of a campus shooter was a ‘cruel hoax’

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — False reports of active shooters at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Thursday led to panic and temporary lockdowns at the two campuses as ...