A report of a shooter on Villanova University’s campus was a “cruel hoax,” the school’s president said Thursday.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — A report of a shooter on Villanova University’s campus was a “cruel hoax,” the school’s president said Thursday. “There was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of firearms on campus,” the Rev. Peter M. Donohue said in an emailed statement.

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