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

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

The University of South Carolina on Sunday was the victim of a swatting call that reported a false active shooter at Thomas ...

On Aug. 24, there were two calls made to USCPD about an active shooter at Thomas Cooper Library, which were later proven to ...

Thankfully, the only casualties from a report of an active shooter on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus Monday appeared by late afternoon to be classes disrupted, nerves shattered and ...

STUDENTS AT USC ARE PROCESSING THE AFTERMATH OF THAT FAKE CALL ABOUT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. JUST WEEKS INTO THE START OF THE NEW ...

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

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

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

US universities, including Villanova, Arkansas, and Tennessee-Chattanooga, were hit by fake active shooter calls this week, ...

Students at the University of South Carolina are attempting to get back to normal after a active shooter scare from Sunday ...