An active shooter at Villanova University reported late afternoon Aug. 21 was a "cruel hoax," a university official said less than two hours after the initial scare that led to a campus lockdown.

Villanova University held its annual day of giving, 1842 Day, on Tuesday for the ninth consecutive year with the day named ...

A “cruel hoax” sent Villanova University students sheltering into place on the first day of orientation after a false report of an active shooter, the school’s president said, prompting a massive ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (NEXSTAR) – Police responded Thursday to a report of an active shooter on the Villanova University campus. Radnor police said the incident was still “active” in a 5:47 p.m. ET update, ...

Villanova University President Reverend Peter Donohue said the reports of an active shooter on campus Thursday were "a cruel hoax." In a letter to students, Donohue said, "Mercifully, no one was ...