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 college capturing that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High School, police say. 

The teen 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 college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful device materials and threatening to commit a crime which will lead to demise or great bodily damage.

Police stated 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 teenager was a scholar at Berkeley Excessive School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic gadgets that might be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"School safety remains a excessive precedence for the division," police stated in a press release. 

Particulars on whom the teen was trying to recruit were not disclosed. Police said this case remains underneath 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 evaluate any potential ongoing threat to its faculties. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our standard apply, maintained close contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we have been assured that this individual did not pose a direct risk to the Berkeley Excessive College group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

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

In addition, a city corridor assembly titled: 'The best way to Talk to Children About Faculty Violence' provided by Alameda County Workplace of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.