COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Sunday’s threat of an active shooter on the University of South Carolina campus has now been confirmed as a swatting hoax.

While authorities say there was no gunman — students told ABC Columbia’s Lee Williams that the fear was still very real.

“Honestly, it felt like a shock, you know this happens a lot in high school, and as freshman here we kinda didn’t think it was gonna follow us to such a big campus,” says student Alex Renne.

“You’re really powerless. It definitely felt powerless to be sitting there, barricaded and you have no idea where your friends are and you have no idea what’s going on,” says student Tarun Ramkumar.

“I pushed a wardrobe in front of my door and got down in a corner of my room,” says student Vincenzo Ocone.

“One of my roommates just came

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