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Villanova Targeted by Second Active-Shooter Hoax in Four Days as FBI Assists Investigation

Multiagency investigators are pursuing the swatting calls that disrupted Villanova's orientation.

Toppled chairs are scattered on a lawn at Villanova University, where an active shooter was reported on August 21.
Police gather at Villanova University after an active shooter was reported August 21, 2025, in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
A mess of toppled chairs at the Villanova University campus where an active shooter was reported Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Villanova, Pa.
People shelter behind a wall at Villanova University on August 21.

Overview

  • Radnor Township Police said a report of a shooter at Austin Hall around 11 a.m. Sunday was false, and officers cleared the area as normal operations resumed.
  • Thursday’s alert centered on the law school’s Scarpa Hall during orientation Mass and prompted a shelter-in-place order before officials declared the report a cruel hoax with no injuries or firearms found.
  • Radnor Township Police, Villanova Public Safety, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI are conducting active investigations.
  • Villanova adjusted orientation plans and canceled Sunday evening’s Mass and Commissioning as classes were set to begin Monday.
  • Authorities characterize the cases as swatting, and the FBI says it is aware of similar campus hoaxes nationwide but cannot yet determine whether the incidents are connected.