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

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to take part in a mass college shooting that might 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 stated in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging system supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which will end in dying or nice bodily damage.

Police mentioned they acquired 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 student at Berkeley Excessive School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police said they found components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital objects that may very well be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"School safety remains a high priority for the division," police mentioned in a press release. 

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

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens told the varsity's neighborhood that the district was in close contact with police throughout this investigation. 

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon parts, the district relied on police expertise to assess any potential ongoing danger 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 customary apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive College campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we had been assured that this particular person didn't pose an instantaneous menace to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty group."

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

The district might pursue disciplinary action against the scholar. 

As well as, a town hall meeting titled: 'The right way to Talk to Children About Faculty Violence' provided by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.