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

The police chief for Coastal Carolina University said his team is prepared and trained in case of an active shooter report on ...

"You're really powerless. It definitely felt powerless to be sitting there, barricaded and you have no idea where your ...

After Sunday's active shooter alert university officials have released information on the incident, say officials.

The Republican congresswoman later deleted the post, and a University of South Carolina spokesperson said the report of an ...

A public safety alert warning of an active shooter panicked the University of South Carolina Sunday. Police found no evidence ...

Videos of the USC student carrying an umbrella, which some mistook for a gun, were shared online, including by a candidate ...

The University of South Carolina Police Department said it believes the active shooter reports Sunday night were part of a ...

The school is telling WLTX that the shooter alert incident on campus Sunday night was set in motion by what is known as ...

Police said a false report of an active gunman on USC’s campus triggered an active shooter alert Sunday night, causing panic at the Columbia-based college.