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.

In an alert on the campus website earlier in the day, the university said to "Stay Clear of Law School Scarpa Hall" and to lock/barricade doors.

Videos posted on social media showed a crowd being rushed inside a building on campus, some students abandoning their backpacks as they fled. • A backpack sits around toppled chairs at the Villanova University campus where an active shooter was reported Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Villanova, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) • Police gather at the Villanova University campus wher

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