16-year-old arrested; deliberate 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 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 stated in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging system materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to result in demise or nice bodily harm.

Police said 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 did not say if the teenager was a student at Berkeley Excessive School.

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

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

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"School security stays a excessive precedence for the division," police stated in an announcement. 

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

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety staff about this investigation and, as is our standard practice, maintained close contact with our BPD Faculty Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we had been assured that this individual did not pose a right away menace to the Berkeley High School community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

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

In addition, a town corridor assembly titled: 'Methods to Discuss to Youngsters About Faculty Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.