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 take part in a mass faculty shooting that might have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive Faculty, police say. 

The teenager 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 college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful machine supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to end in death or nice bodily damage.

Police mentioned they obtained a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a taking pictures 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 student at Berkeley Excessive College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic items 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 high precedence for the department," police stated in a statement. 

Details on whom the teenager was attempting to recruit weren't disclosed. Police stated this case stays underneath investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon components, the district relied on police experience to evaluate any potential ongoing danger to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our standard observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we have been assured that this individual did not pose a direct menace to the Berkeley Excessive College neighborhood."

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

The district might pursue disciplinary action towards the coed. 

In addition, a town hall meeting titled: 'How you can Discuss to Kids About School Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.