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 school capturing that would have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive School, police say. 

The teen was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Division said in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive machine supplies and threatening to commit against the law which will result in dying or nice bodily injury.

Police mentioned they obtained a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a shooting 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 High Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they discovered elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital gadgets that could possibly be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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

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

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

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon components, the district relied on police experience to assess any potential ongoing risk to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our commonplace apply, maintained close contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we were assured that this individual didn't pose an immediate menace to the Berkeley High School community."

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

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

As well as, a city hall meeting titled: 'Find out how to Talk to Children About Faculty Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.