India, Aug. 22 -- Villanova University issued an active shooter alert on Thursday, with authorities asking students and staff members to shelter in place. Several students shared a text from the university's alert system that urged them to lock and barricade doors and move to secure locations. A second alert asked people on campus to stay away from Scarpa Hall.

"Radnor Township Police Department are on location at Villanova University for a repot of an active shooter. All nearby residents and students are asked to SHELTER IN PLACE AT this time. All further information will come from the Office of the Superintendent of Police," authorities said on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.

Meanwhile, a student posted a video of a university ...