Villanova University closed Thursday due to ‘threat of violence,' officials say

Villanova University was closed on Thursday after, school officials said, the university received a ‘threat of violence ...
Chicago Tribune

Villanova University says report of a campus shooter was a ‘cruel hoax’

VILLANOVA, Pa. — A report of a shooter on Villanova University’s campus that sparked panic among students and drew a heavy police presence was a “cruel hoax,” the school’s president said Thursday.
The New York Times

Active Shooter Hoax Prompted Lockdown at Villanova, School’s President Says

Police had surged onto the university’s campus northwest of Philadelphia, as frightened students sheltered in place. But the school said there was no evidence of a gunman. Rylee Kirk Soumya ...