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

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

The teenager was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Division stated in a press launch. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive machine materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which can end in dying or nice bodily damage.

Police mentioned they acquired a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a capturing 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 School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic items that may very well be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"Faculty safety stays a excessive priority for the department," police mentioned in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teen was trying to recruit weren't disclosed. Police mentioned this case stays underneath 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 teenager's weapon components, the district relied on police expertise to evaluate any potential ongoing threat to its schools. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and safety workers about this investigation and, as is our customary apply, maintained shut 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 risk to the Berkeley High School community."

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

The district may pursue disciplinary motion against the coed. 

As well as, a city corridor meeting titled: 'The best way to Talk to Children About Faculty Violence' offered by Alameda County Workplace of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.