16-year-old arrested; planned shooting with explosives at Berkeley High, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass college taking pictures that could have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive College, police say. 

The teen was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Division mentioned in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging gadget materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which can result in loss of life or nice bodily damage.

Police mentioned they obtained a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a shooting that included explosives. Following the tip, police obtained and executed a search warrant for a residence. 

Police did not say if the teenager was a pupil at Berkeley Excessive School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic objects that might be used to create extra weapons. 

At that time, a warrant was obtained for the teenager's arrest. 

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"Faculty security stays a excessive precedence for the department," police stated in a press release. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was attempting to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case stays beneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens told the college's neighborhood that the district was in shut contact with police throughout this investigation. 

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon components, the district relied on police expertise to assess any potential ongoing risk to its faculties. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our customary apply, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we had been assured that this individual did not pose a direct threat to the Berkeley High College neighborhood."

The district is conducting their very own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action against the student. 

As well as, a city corridor assembly titled: 'Find out how to Speak to Youngsters About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.