16-year-old arrested; planned capturing with explosives at Berkeley High, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass college shooting 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 Division said in a press launch. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

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

Police said 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 teenager was a student at Berkeley Excessive College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic objects that might be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"College safety stays a excessive priority for the division," police mentioned in a statement. 

Details on whom the teenager was attempting to recruit were not disclosed. Police said this case stays under investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens instructed the school'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 experience to assess any potential ongoing risk to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our normal observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we have been assured that this individual didn't pose an immediate risk to the Berkeley Excessive College group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

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

As well as, a city corridor assembly titled: 'Find out how to Speak to Children About School Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.