A report of an active shooter at Villanova turned out to be a "cruel hoax," according to the university president and Delaware County DA.

Students at Villanova University were alerted to reports of an active shooter situation on campus today. Officials later said the report of a shooting at the law school was a hoax. The reported active shooter incident on Villanova’s campus today was a “cruel hoax,” said the university’s president, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue.

Villanova University students and families were put on high alert as an active shooter warning ended up being a hoax, according to officials.