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 taking pictures that might 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 mentioned in a press launch. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

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

Police stated they acquired a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a taking pictures 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 High School.

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

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

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"College security remains a excessive priority for the division," police mentioned in a press release. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was attempting to recruit weren't disclosed. Police stated this case remains below investigation. 

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

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

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our standard observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we had been assured that this particular person did not pose a direct risk to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary action against the scholar. 

As well as, a city hall assembly titled: 'Easy methods to Speak to Children About College Violence' offered by Alameda County Workplace of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.