Multiple colleges experience shooting hoaxes

Published August 28, 2025 5:06pm ET



The University of Pittsburgh Barco Law School is the latest college to experience an active shooter threat.

“In conjunction with City of Pittsburgh Police, the University of Pittsburgh Police Department responded to a report on Thursday of a possible armed individual near the Barco Law Building that was determined to be unfounded. The University takes all threats to our campus community seriously and seeks to quickly determine the credibility of these reported instances. On Thursday, officers arrived on scene quickly and confirmed that there was no threat to public safety,” The University of Pittsburgh released in a statement.

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