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 school capturing that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

The teen was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Department mentioned 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 a crime which will lead to demise or great bodily damage.

Police mentioned they acquired a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a capturing 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 pupil at Berkeley High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they discovered parts to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic gadgets that could possibly be used to create additional weapons. 

At that time, 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 a press release. 

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

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon components, the district relied on police experience to evaluate any potential ongoing risk to its faculties. 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 Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we were assured that this particular person did not pose an immediate threat to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary motion against the student. 

In addition, a town hall assembly titled: 'The right way to Discuss to Children About School Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.