16-year-old arrested; planned 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 School, police say. 

The teen 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 college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive gadget supplies and threatening to commit against the law which will end in dying or nice bodily damage.

Police mentioned 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 teen was a student at Berkeley High Faculty.

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

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

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

Details on whom the teen was attempting to recruit weren't disclosed. Police stated this case remains under investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens advised the college's community 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 risk to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this era, we alerted our administrative and safety workers about this investigation and, as is our standard apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD School Resource Officer on the Berkeley Excessive School campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we have been assured that this particular person didn't pose an instantaneous menace to the Berkeley Excessive School neighborhood."

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: 'Find out how to Speak to Children About Faculty Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.