{"id":7625,"date":"2026-04-30T23:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2026-04-30T23:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:39:12","slug":"teen-charged-with-making-hoax-mass-shooting-calls-at-colleges-across-us-including-villanovas-orientation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7625","title":{"rendered":"Teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls at colleges across US \u2014 including Villanova&#8217;s orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A teen has been charged with making hoax active shooter reports at numerous universities last year \u2014 including a terrifying incident at Villanova University that left students fleeing during Orientation Mass.<\/p>\n<p>The kid \u2014 an admitted member of the the online criminal group \u201cPurgatory\u201d \u2014 wasn\u2019t affiliated with the colleges and institutions that were randomly targeted for disruptive so-called \u201cswatting calls,\u201d according to the Philadelphia US Attorney David Metcalf.<\/p>\n<p>The case is sealed since the defendant is being charged as a juvenile and details like their name, age, sex and where they are from are all confidential.<\/p>\n<p>Swatting calls are fake reports of non-existent emergencies like an active shooter that are meant to cause panic and the deployment of heavily armed cops, including SWAT teams.<\/p>\n<p>The calls are meant to harass the targets and raise the notoriety of the caller in online groups \u2014 by showing they are willing to unleash mayhem and terrify victims.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The defendant, a juvenile, made so-called \u201cswatting calls\u201d meant to bring colleges and institutions to a halt by reporting fake shootings. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But the calls waste law enforcement resources who are forced to respond to what they believe are very real life and death situations. In some cases, police have mistakenly shot the victims of swatting \u2014 believing they were a danger.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Villanova University\u2019s start of the semester was thrown into chaos after a 911 call reported an active shooter and one fatality at the Catholic institution outside Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Villanova was forced to go into lockdown twice in August after false 911 calls of active shootings. <span class=\"credit\">Sharkshock \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>One of the swatting calls was made the date new students were moving into their campus housing. <span class=\"credit\">Lee \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Students and parents, who were arriving on campus for the start of the year, were ordered to shelter in place and stay away from the school\u2019s Scarpa Hall before officials discovered the whole thing was a hoax.<\/p>\n<p>Three days later, the school was hit with a second bogus emergency call about an active shooter that forced a police sweep.<\/p>\n<p>In August, at least 10 universities across the US were hit with swatting calls made by Purgatory \u2014 which uses AI to replicate the sounds of gunfire and people screaming to play in the background during 911 calls.<\/p>\n<p>The group charged fees to carry out the hoaxes for buyers and Purgatory\u2019s leader claimed it had netted $100,000 as of September.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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