16-year-old arrested; planned taking pictures with explosives at Berkeley High, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass faculty shooting that would have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, 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 college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive gadget materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which can lead to loss of life or nice bodily damage.

Police mentioned 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 pupil at Berkeley High College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they discovered parts to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic items that might be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"Faculty safety remains a high precedence for the department," police stated in a press release. 

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

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon elements, the district relied on police expertise to assess any potential ongoing threat to its schools. 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 observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this particular person did not pose a right away risk to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action against the student. 

As well as, a city corridor meeting titled: 'The right way to Talk to Youngsters About College Violence' provided by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.