16-year-old arrested; deliberate shooting with explosives at Berkeley High, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to take part in a mass school taking pictures 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 Division mentioned in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive system supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which can end in dying or great bodily damage.

Police stated 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 didn't say if the teen was a student at Berkeley Excessive Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they discovered components to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic items that could possibly be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"Faculty safety remains a excessive precedence for the department," police said in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police stated this case stays under investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and safety staff about this investigation and, as is our normal apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we have been assured that this particular person did not pose a direct menace to the Berkeley High School neighborhood."

The district is conducting their very own investigation on this matter. 

The district could pursue disciplinary action against the scholar. 

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