16-year-old arrested; deliberate 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 shooting that could 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 said in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful device materials and threatening to commit a crime which will result in loss of life or nice bodily damage.

Police said they obtained 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 pupil at Berkeley High College.

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

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

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"Faculty safety stays a excessive precedence for the division," police stated in a statement. 

Details on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case remains underneath investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our customary apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we had been assured that this individual didn't pose an instantaneous risk to the Berkeley High Faculty group."

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

The district might pursue disciplinary motion in opposition to the student. 

In addition, a city corridor assembly titled: 'Methods to Speak to Children About Faculty Violence' provided by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.