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 take part in a mass faculty capturing that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High School, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging gadget materials and threatening to commit against the law which can lead to demise or great bodily injury.

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 teenager was a scholar at Berkeley High School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital gadgets that might be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"Faculty security stays a excessive precedence for the department," police said in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teen was trying to recruit weren't disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains underneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens advised the college's community that the district was in shut contact with police during this investigation. 

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

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our normal observe, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this individual did not pose an immediate risk to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty neighborhood."

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

The district might pursue disciplinary action against the scholar. 

In addition, a town hall meeting titled: 'The right way to Speak to Youngsters About College Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.