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A ‘swatting’ hoax prompted active shooter alert at USC

An active shooter scare at South Carolina’s flagship university over the weekend was a swatting hoax, University of South Carolina police said. The USC Police Department received two calls around 6:30 p.

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Active shooter reports at University of South Carolina was swatting hoax, university police say

The University of South Carolina Police Department said it believes the active shooter reports Sunday night were part of a swatting hoax. Police said they got two separate calls Sunday at 6:30:42 p.m. and 6:32:20 p.m, reporting an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper Library.

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USC confirms swatting hoax led to active shooter alert, students describe “scary” experience

"You're really powerless. It definitely felt powerless to be sitting there, barricaded and you have no idea where your friends are and you have no idea what's going on," says student Tarun Ramkumar.

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USC officials spoke with student carrying umbrella amid active shooter scare

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

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No evidence of active shooter at University of South Carolina, school officials say

The two incidents occurred just days after there were shooting scares at both Villanova and the University of Tennessee at ...

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No evidence of shooter at University of South Carolina campus library despite alert, spokesperson says

There is no evidence of a shooter at the University of South Carolina’s campus library, a school spokesperson said Sunday, ...

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