Students at Villanova University in Pennsylvania were told on Thursday afternoon to move to a secure location and barricade their doors because of an active shooter on campus.
“ACTIVE SHOOTER on VU campus,” reads an alert sent to Villanova students at around 4:30 p.m. local time, obtained by NBC Philadelphia. “Move to secure location. Lock/barricade doors. More info to follow.”
Police told the outlet there were no known injuries from the incident at this time.
The Radnor Township Police Department wrote on X that it is on the scene and asked students and residents to “shelter in place.”
Large numbers of officers as well as an ambulance could be seen on campus.
The incident took place on the final day of the university’s law school orientation.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.
