False 'active shooter' reports sent US universities into lockdown, sparking panic from Arkansas to Villanova as FBI probes ...

The public should "remain vigilant and immediately report anything they consider suspicious to law enforcement," FBI ...

A terrifying text message sent students running for cover, barricading themselves in bathrooms and knocking over chairs in ...

Often referred to as “swatting calls,” the false reports are intended to activate a large law enforcement response.

Mace faced backlash after circulating an image of a man she wrongly described as an “alleged shooter” during a false alarm ...

An active shooter scare at South Carolina’s flagship university over the weekend was a swatting hoax, University of South ...

It was the latest in a string of false reports about gunfire or armed people directed at several universities in recent days ...

An active shooter was reported at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus Monday, according to a university alert system, but local police said there is no evidence that a shooting occurred.

Columnist Issac J. Bailey criticizes U.S. Rep Nancy Mace for irresponsible tweeting during an active shooter hoax at USC Sunday night.

The University of South Carolina has given the all clear and students no longer need to shelter in place. “There is no ...

An active shooter was reported at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus Monday, according to a university alert ...