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 faculty capturing that would have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, 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 school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful system supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to lead to death or great bodily damage.

Police said they received 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 teenager was a scholar at Berkeley Excessive Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital items that may very well be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"School security stays a excessive precedence for the department," police stated in a statement. 

Particulars on whom the teen was trying to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case stays underneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens advised the varsity's neighborhood that the district was in close contact with police during this investigation. 

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

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety staff about this investigation and, as is our standard apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we were assured that this particular person didn't pose a right away threat to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary action against the student. 

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