(Ames, IA) — Iowa State University police say false reports of an active shooter on campus yesterday were a result of swatting. Authorities received several calls yesterday as students returned to campus for the first day of fall classes. ISU Police Chief Michael Newton says a campus alert wasn’t issued because the reports were quickly identified as a hoax. Swatting calls are false police reports or fake 9-1-1 calls, usually about a mass shooting or bombing. Yesterday’s incident follows a recent string of false reports at public universities nationwide, including the University of Arkansas and Villanova University.
ISU Experiences Falsified Active Shooter Report On First Day Of Classes
Aug 26, 2025 | 5:34 AM
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