A report of an active shooter at Villanova University in Pennsylvania on Thursday turned out to be a "cruel hoax," according to the school president and the Delaware County district attorney.

Villanova University sent out a report of an active shooter in the Charles Widger School of Law around 4:30 p.m., advising people to move to a secure location and to lock and barricade doors.

In a letter to the community, Villanova University President Rev. Peter Donohue said that there were reports of a possible shooter at the law school during the school's orientation Mass in the middle of campus.

Police from across Delaware County, Pennsylvania State Police and federal law enforcement responded to a possible active shooter situation at the university. At 5:47 p.m., Radnor police said there were

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