16-year-old arrested; deliberate 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 faculty capturing that might 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 said in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging gadget materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which can end in loss of life or nice bodily injury.

Police said they received 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 did not say if the teen was a pupil at Berkeley Excessive School.

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

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

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"Faculty safety stays a excessive precedence for the department," police said in a press release. 

Details on whom the teenager was trying to recruit weren't disclosed. Police stated this case stays below investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens advised the school's group that the district was in close contact with police during this investigation. 

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

"As added precautions during this period, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our customary practice, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we were assured that this individual did not pose a right away threat to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action towards the scholar. 

As well as, a town hall meeting titled: 'How to Speak to Youngsters About School Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.