Another Fake Active Shooter Call At Villanova Sunday: Police

VILLANOVA, PA — Villanova University was the target Sunday of its second false active shooter report in days, according to authorities.

Radnor Township police posted on social media late Sunday morning that officers were on location at the university’s Austin Hall and had confirmed the active shooter call to be false.

“Officers are working to clear the campus and restore normal operations,” police said. “At this time, the investigation is ongoing.”

The incident comes less than three days after a similar hoax spread panic across the university community Thursday as students were moving in for the 2025-26 academic year.

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“You likely have many questions right now, as you just received another flurry of Nova Alerts about another possible incident on campus,” the university’s president, the Rev. Peter Donohue, wrote in a message Sunday to the school community. “First and foremost, the campus is, and has been, safe despite the troubling events of the past several days.”

Villanova will have an increased police presence “out of an abundance of caution” and will hold its commissioning event as planned Sunday evening, according to Donohue.

“I know it may not seem like it after the past couple of days, but I assure you that campus is safe, and there is no evidence of a legitimate threat to our community,” he wrote.

Federal, state and local authorities are investigating both incidents, according to Donohue.

“I do not know why this is happening, but I assure you the authorities are working tirelessly to find out who is behind these calls,” he wrote.