VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Police responded Thursday to a report of an active shooter on the Villanova University campus, located 12 miles outside Philadelphia.

In a post on X, Radnor Township Police told nearby residents and students to "shelter in place at this time." In an alert on the campus website, the university said to "Stay Clear of Law School Scarpa Hall" and to "lock/barricade doors."

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Villanova University is a private Catholic university in the Philadelphia suburbs. It borders Lower Merion Township and Radnor Township at the center of the city’s wealthy Main Line neighborhoods.

New student orientation and registration started Thursday and is scheduled to continue until Saturday. Classes begin Monday. According to

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