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Report of active shooter at Villanova University a 'cruel hoax,' university president says
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/us/villanova-university-shooting[Breaking news update, published at 6:20 p.m. ET]
An active shooter report on the campus of Villanova University was a “cruel hoax,” the university’s president said in a message to students.
“Mercifully, no one was injured, and we now know that it was a cruel hoax - there was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of firearms present on campus,” Peter M. Donohue said.
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