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'A cruel hoax': Active shooting reported at Villanova University campus not real, says president

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.

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