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 college capturing that would have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive College, police say. 

The teenager was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Department stated 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 crime which can result in dying or great 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 didn't say if the teen was a student at Berkeley Excessive College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they discovered elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic objects that might be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"School safety stays a excessive precedence for the division," police stated in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teenager was trying to recruit were not disclosed. Police stated this case remains beneath investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon parts, the district relied on police experience to evaluate any potential ongoing threat to its schools. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions during this period, we alerted our administrative and safety staff about this investigation and, as is our commonplace observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we have been assured that this particular person didn't pose an immediate menace to the Berkeley High Faculty community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the coed. 

In addition, a town hall assembly titled: 'Find out how to Discuss to Youngsters About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.