Villanova University was the victim of an active shooter hoax for the second time in less than a week — prompting a police sweep Sunday morning before authorities confirmed the threat was bogus, according to officials.

Villanova University students and families were put on high alert as an active shooter warning ended up being a hoax, according to officials.

A report of a shooter on Villanova University’s campus was a “cruel hoax,” the school’s president said Thursday.