There is no evidence of a shooter at the University of South Carolina’s campus library, a school spokesperson said Sunday, after a schoolwide alert about a shooter who had been reported to be on the Columbia campus.

An active shooter was reported near Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas, prompting lockdowns, including at nearby Fayetteville High School. No injuries have been reported. This follows a series of recent false shooter reports at other US universities,

Police responded to a second false report of an active shooter at Pennsylvania's Villanova University on Sunday, a day for the start of the school's 2025-26 academic year.