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A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses — some featuring gunshots sounding in the background — has sent waves of fear among students around the nation as the school year begins. The calls have prompted universities to issue campuswide texts to “run, hide, fight.” Students and teachers have rushed to find cover, often cowering in classrooms …

Actor, director, and musician Jussie Smollett landed his breakout role on Empire in 2015, playing Jamal Lyon. In 2019, he claimed to be the victim of a hate crime, but police believed it was a hoax, prompting a years-long legal battle. Smollett is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, The Truth About Jussie Smollett, which is now streaming. Jussie …

Villanova active shooter hoax: 911 call details released Villanova University was the center of a major response effort after false 911 reports of an active shooter on campus. Delaware County officials gave an update Friday morning with more details on how the events of the “cruel hoax” unfolded. VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova University was the center of a major response …

Police responded Thursday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Villanova University, days before the start of classes. CORRECTION Villanova Reported Shooting CORECTS TO PEOPLE, NOT POLICE – People shelter behind a wall on the Villanova University campus in Villanova, Pa., on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, where an active shooter was reported. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) AP …

After launching a widespread manhunt for a person accused of stabbing a Colorado Parks and Wildlife ranger, officials said Thursday the ranger who claimed to be attacked in Staunton State Park this week was never in any danger.  Callum Heskett, 26, was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges Thursday for the “elaborate hoax” that sent Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies and …

The president of Villanova University said Thursday evening that the report of an active shooter on campus was a “cruel hoax” and that no one was injured. In a statement to the Villanova community, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, the university’s president, said the report caused “panic and terror” as students and staff were celebrating Orientation Mass. “Mercifully, no one …

Active shooter hoax was a ‘swatting’ incident, Shapiro says Thursday’s active shooter hoax at Villanova University was the result of a “swatting” incident, in which “someone calls in a fake threat to induce panic,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “Swatting is illegal,” Shapiro said in a statement on social media. “I’ve directed [Pennsylvania State Police] to work alongside their partners and …

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) — The active shooter alert that forced Villanova University students to shelter in place on Thursday was a result of a cruel hoax,” according to President Rev. Peter Donohue. “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 …

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