Update
The University of Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States, has issued an emergency alert due to the threat of possible a gunman at Campus, whichEU eventually turned out to be a false alarm. The incident, described as a “cruel joke”, occurred during the reception to the new students and generated moments of panic, leading to the mobilization of a strong police device.
The University of Villanova, in the US state of Pennsylvania, issued an emergency alert due to the threat of a possible gunman in the campus. According to who cites the director of the institution, was a “false warning” described as “a cruel joke.” A strong police device has been mobilized for the scene and there are no injuries to register.
The incident happened during the reception to new studentsbeing the beginning of classes scheduled for the following Monday. According to the international press, students received messages on the mobile phone to instruct them to lock the doors and take refuge in safe areas. A second notification warned them to avoid the building of the Faculty of Law.
“Today, as we celebrated the welcome mass to welcome the new students of Villanova and their families in our community, the panic and terror with the news of a possible gunman in law school was installed. Fortunately, no one was injured and now we know that it was all a cruel joke-there was no active shooter, there was no registration of injuries, nor was found any weapon on the campus.” Peter M. Donohue.
The warning of a possible shooter generated moments of panic On campus, with students running to safe places and leaving behind some of their belongings, as you can see in the numerous videos shared on social networks.
The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiroreacted on social networks to the fake gunman alerting the case as an episode of “swatting” – An illegal practice that consists of doing false complaints with the objective of generating panic.
He also added instructions to the state police of Pennsylvania to collaborate with other authorities and use all available means to investigate the case.
[Última atualização às 22:33]
