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 taking pictures that might have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive device materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which will lead to dying or great bodily damage.

Police mentioned they acquired 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 scholar at Berkeley High Faculty.

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

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"College safety remains a excessive precedence for the department," police said in a statement. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was making an attempt to recruit were not disclosed. Police said this case stays beneath investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security staff about this investigation and, as is our normal follow, maintained close contact with our BPD School Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we were assured that this particular person did not pose an instantaneous menace to the Berkeley High Faculty neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the student. 

As well as, a city hall assembly titled: 'The best way to Talk to Kids About College Violence' provided by Alameda County Workplace of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.