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Police respond to active shooter alert at US university (VIDEO) Police respond to active shooter alert at US university (VIDEOS)
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SWAT teams clearing building on Villanova campus in Pennsylvania SWAT teams cleared buildings at Villanova campus in Pennsylvania after a reported “hoax”
Police are responding to a report of an active shooter at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, where students have been instructed to shelter in place. Police cleared buildings at Villanova University in Pennsylvania on Thursday after receiving a report of an active shooter.
SWAT teams arrived at Villanova, a private Catholic university in a suburb of Philadelphia, after receiving a dispatch on Thursday afternoon. SWAT teams arrived at Villanova, a private Catholic university in a suburb of Philadelphia, in the afternoon.
Students and nearby residents were instructed to shelter in place, while people on campus were told to lock or barricade the doors. Students and nearby residents were instructed to shelter in place, while those on campus were told to lock or barricade doors.
Videos posted on social media show people leaving the area in panic, while multiple students said they had barricaded themselves inside rooms.
It’s orientation day at Villanova. Now, SWAT is clearing campus buildings and students are sheltering in place after an active shooter alert.Video via @6abcpic.twitter.com/NRrkrPxRawIt’s orientation day at Villanova. Now, SWAT is clearing campus buildings and students are sheltering in place after an active shooter alert.Video via @6abcpic.twitter.com/NRrkrPxRaw
DETAILS TO FOLLOW Videos posted on social media showed people fleeing the area in panic, while multiple students said they had barricaded themselves inside rooms.
Ah nothing more American than an active shooter during first week of school….scene at Villanova today during first year student mass pic.twitter.com/TkNXwPYGVx
Villanova President Peter Donohue later called the report of a shooter a “cruel hoax.”
“There was no active shooter, no injuries, and no evidence of firearms on campus,” he said in an emailed statement to the media.