16-year-old arrested; deliberate capturing with explosives at Berkeley Excessive, 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 Excessive 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 school that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful gadget supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to lead to death or nice bodily injury.

Police stated they obtained 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 teenager was a scholar at Berkeley Excessive School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital items that could possibly be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"Faculty security remains a high priority for the division," police stated in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teenager was trying to recruit were not disclosed. Police stated this case remains below investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed the college's group that the district was in shut contact with police throughout this investigation. 

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

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and safety workers about this investigation and, as is our commonplace practice, maintained shut contact with our BPD School Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this individual didn't pose an instantaneous menace to the Berkeley Excessive College community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

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

As well as, a city corridor meeting titled: 'Easy methods to Speak to Children About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Workplace of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.