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 faculty capturing that would have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive School, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful machine materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which can end in death or great bodily harm.

Police said they acquired 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 teen was a scholar at Berkeley High College.

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

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

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"College security stays a excessive priority for the division," police mentioned in an announcement. 

Particulars on whom the teen was attempting to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case stays under investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions during this period, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our customary apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive School campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this individual did not pose an immediate menace to the Berkeley High College group."

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

The district could pursue disciplinary motion against the scholar. 

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