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Second False Active-Shooter Report Forces Villanova Dorm Evacuation

Investigators across multiple agencies are pursuing the caller, citing swatting’s risks to public safety.

A mess of toppled chairs at the Villanova University campus where an active shooter was reported Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Villanova, Pa.
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Overview

  • Radnor Township police responded to Austin Hall on Sunday morning and quickly determined the report was false, gave the all clear, and said normal operations had resumed with no injuries reported.
  • The new hoax followed a Thursday 911 claim of a shooter and a wounded person at the law school during orientation Mass that authorities declared unfounded.
  • The false reports triggered large police responses and brief shelter-in-place directives as the campus prepared to start the fall semester.
  • A joint investigation is underway involving Radnor Township Police, Villanova Public Safety, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI.
  • Governor Josh Shapiro said he directed state police to use every tool to identify those responsible, and Upper Merion police reported a similar unfounded shooting call at the King of Prussia Mall on Thursday.