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

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to take part in a mass faculty shooting that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive device materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which will lead to demise or nice bodily damage.

Police stated they received 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 College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic objects that could be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"School security remains a excessive precedence for the division," police mentioned in a press release. 

Particulars on whom the teen was attempting to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains underneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens instructed the varsity's neighborhood that the district was in close contact with police during this investigation. 

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon elements, the district relied on police expertise to assess any potential ongoing threat to its schools. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety workers about this investigation and, as is our normal practice, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we were assured that this particular person did not pose a right away menace to the Berkeley High School group."

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

The district may pursue disciplinary action against the coed. 

In addition, a town corridor meeting titled: 'Tips on how to Talk to Youngsters About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.