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

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.

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