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UNH police say active shooter report on campus was a hoax; no threat to community

The University of New Hampshire Police Department said a report of an active shooter on the Durham Campus Monday was a hoax. Police said the false report was centered around Dimond Library. Sign up ...
ABC 7 Chicago

False reports of active shooters on college campuses creating chaos for students and police

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Active shooter hoaxes, known as "swatting," have gotten so out of control that U.S. law enforcement says it's now at crisis level. Law students at Villanova University outside ...
WSMV

Reports of ‘active threat’ at MTSU’s campus found untrue, police say

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - A scary situation on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University on Tuesday morning sent students running for safety after reports of a possible active shooter. Police ...
CNN

More than a dozen universities have been targeted by false active shooter reports. It may take a while to find these swatters

Over the past 10 days, more than a dozen college campuses have been the target of the dangerous criminal hoax known as swatting, with law enforcement lured to a location in response to a false report ...
WRAL

Triangle universities share plans for safety as nationwide active shooter hoaxes trigger panic

The threats may not be real, but the panic is. The University of Arkansas has become the latest victim in a string of active shooter hoaxes across the nation. The news is shocking people in North ...