‘Swatting’ incidents prompt lockdowns and police responses as students return for classes
Students at the University of South Carolina were sent into a panic when they received an active shooter alert and police rushed to the library.
The university had fielded two separate calls on Sunday that included sounds of gunfire.
But the reports turned out to be false, part of a wave of so-called “swatting” hoaxes that have targeted American universities as students returned to campuses for autumn classes.
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