16-year-old arrested; planned 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 would have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive College, police say. 

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

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

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

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they discovered elements to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and digital objects that may very well be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"Faculty security stays a excessive precedence for the department," police said in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teenager was making an attempt to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case stays under investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon elements, the district relied on police experience to evaluate any potential ongoing threat to its faculties. 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 customary apply, maintained close contact with our BPD College Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation interval, we were assured that this individual didn't pose a right away risk to the Berkeley High School neighborhood."

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

The district might pursue disciplinary motion towards the coed. 

As well as, a town hall meeting titled: 'The right way to Discuss to Youngsters About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.