Villanova Active Shooter Hoax Being Investigated By the FBI
by Alex Lloyd Gross
PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY JAMES HECK
About 4:30 PM August 21,2025 emergency responders converged on the campus of Villanova University In Radnor. There was a report of an armed gunman in the law school which was anonymously reported to the department of public safety.
The entire campus was locked down for about an hour while heavily armed SWAT officers cleared the area. They found nothing out of the ordinary. Students who rushed to barricade themselves inside classrooms were given the all clear by university officials.
“We know this false report caused fear and disruption as we begin our academic year. We are deeply grateful to our Public Safety team, Radnor Police, local law enforcement, and our staff and student leaders for responding swiftly and compassionately. We are grateful that our community is safe.” read a statement issued by Villanova.
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said that he will coordinate the investigation with the FBI to get to the bottom of whoever call this in and why.
This is the start of the new school year and many students who were there were shaken up.