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 take part in a mass school capturing that might have included a bombing at Berkeley Excessive School, 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 damaging device materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to end in loss of life or nice bodily injury.

Police mentioned 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 did not say if the teenager was a pupil at Berkeley High School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic objects that could possibly be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"College security stays a high precedence for the division," police mentioned in a statement. 

Details on whom the teenager was attempting to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains under investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens informed the varsity's neighborhood that the district was in shut contact with police during this investigation. 

After police confiscated the teen's weapon elements, the district relied on police experience to assess any potential ongoing danger to its schools. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions during this era, we alerted our administrative and security staff about this investigation and, as is our standard practice, maintained shut contact with our BPD Faculty Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation interval, we have been assured that this individual did not pose a direct threat to the Berkeley Excessive School group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

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

As well as, a city hall assembly titled: 'How to Talk to Youngsters About School Violence' offered by Alameda County Workplace of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.