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Active-shooter report was ‘cruel hoax’ on move-in day: Villanova president
Active-shooter report was ‘cruel hoax’ on move-in day: Villanova president
Active-shooter report was ‘cruel hoax’ on move-in day: Villanova president

Published on: 08/21/2025

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VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — 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.

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