16-year-old arrested; deliberate capturing with explosives at Berkeley High, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass college shooting that would have included a bombing at Berkeley High 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 harmful gadget materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which can result in dying or great bodily damage.

Police said they obtained a tip on Saturday that the boy was recruiting others in plans of a capturing 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 Excessive Faculty.

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

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

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

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

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed 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 risk to its faculties. The district communicated with police on the coed's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and security staff about this investigation and, as is our commonplace follow, maintained shut contact with our BPD School 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 an instantaneous risk to the Berkeley High School community."

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

The district may pursue disciplinary motion against the student. 

As well as, a town corridor meeting titled: 'Find out how to Discuss to Kids About Faculty Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.