A report of an active shooter at Villanova turned out to be a "cruel hoax," according to the university president and Delaware County DA.

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

A day after a hoax shooting incident upended freshman orientation week at Villanova University, police continue to search for the suspect who they say made a bogus report of someone with an automatic weapon terrorizing the leafy suburban campus.