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 participate in a mass college taking pictures that could have included a bombing at Berkeley High Faculty, police say. 

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

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

Police stated 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 didn't say if the teenager was a student at Berkeley Excessive College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they discovered components to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic items that could possibly be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"College security stays a excessive precedence for the department," police stated in a press release. 

Details on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police stated this case stays below investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon elements, the district relied on police experience to assess any potential ongoing threat to its colleges. 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 normal practice, maintained shut contact with our BPD School Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we were assured that this individual didn't pose an instantaneous risk to the Berkeley Excessive College neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary action in opposition to the coed. 

As well as, a town hall assembly titled: 'How to Talk to Children About School Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.