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.

Earlier in the afternoon, a text from the Villanova alert system instructed students to get to secure locations and lock and barricade all doors. A second alert from campus officials warned the community to stay away from the law school.

Radnor Township police posted on social media at about 5:45 p.m. that police were clearing buildings but said “at this time, there are NO reported victims.” They told people who were sheltering in place to remain where they were until an officer contacted them.

But the Rev. Peter M. D

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