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Active-shooter report was ‘cruel hoax’ on move-in day

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‘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 evidence of firearms present on campus,” Donohue wrote.

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Villanova students process trauma as school seeks ‘return to normalcy’ after active shooter hoax
Villanova Active Shooter Situation Was 'Cruel Hoax,' School Says
‘Cruel Hoax’ at Villanova Spreads Panic During Student Orientation
The false report of a gunman drew a large police response to the university’s campus northwest of Philadelphia, where freshmen and their parents were told to shelter in place.

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Villanova says a report of active shooter at university campus was ‘cruel hoax’
Villanova University shooting: Active shooter alert on Radnor campus; chaotic videos from Scarpa Hall emerge
US’ Villanova University says report of campus shooter was ‘cruel hoax’
“Today, as we are celebrating Orientation Mass to welcome our newest Villanovans and their families to our community, panic and terror ensued,” the Rev Peter M Donohue said in a statement.

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Report of active shooter at Villanova University campus is a 'cruel hoax’: authorities
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Shooting hoax at Villanova spread panic during orientation: 'Harder to leave our children'

A campus alert had been sent around 4:30 p.m. ET during an orientation Mass welcoming new students, who had recently moved in on Aug. 20.

Report of active shooter at Villanova University a ‘cruel hoax,’ university president says

A “cruel hoax” sent students sheltering into place on the first day of orientation after a false report of an active shooter, prompting a massive response by local and federal law enforcement as they worked to secure the campus.
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