Update: Villanova President Rev. Peter M. Donahue said the report of an active shooter was a “cruel hoax.”
“There was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of firearms on campus,” Donahue said.
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Earlier Thursday there were reports of an active shooter at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
Police responded to a report of a shooter on campus as the students gathered on campus for first-year orientation.
“Radnor Township Police Department are on location at Villanova University for a repot of an active shooter. All nearby residents and students are asked to SHELTER IN PLACE AT this time,” Radnor Township Police Department said on Facebook on Thursday afternoon.
Video posted to X showed students running amid reports of a shooter on campus in the library.
NBC Philadelphia reported:
Students at Villanova University were told to lock and barricade doors as an active shooter was reported on campus.
At about 4:30 p.m. received an alert that read: “ACTIVE SHOOTER on VU campus. Move to secure location. Lock/barricade doors. More info to follow.”
The Radnor Police Department has confirmed that there is an active shooter situation at Villanova University.
Reports of an active shooter at Villanova University come just hours after reports of an active shooter at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The active shooter alert at the Tennessee campus was lifted after it was confirmed there was no gunman.
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