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 college shooting 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 Department stated in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging machine materials and threatening to commit against the law which will lead to loss of life or great bodily damage.

Police said 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 pupil at Berkeley Excessive College.

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

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

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"Faculty safety remains a excessive priority for the department," police stated in a statement. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police stated this case remains underneath investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions during this period, we alerted our administrative and safety workers about this investigation and, as is our commonplace follow, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we had been assured that this individual didn't pose an immediate menace to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district could pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the scholar. 

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