16-year-old arrested; deliberate taking pictures 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 Excessive Faculty, police say. 

The teen was arrested Monday, when he turned himself in to police, Berkeley Police Department mentioned in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no faculty that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful system materials and threatening to commit a crime which can result in demise or nice bodily damage.

Police said 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 didn't say if the teen was a pupil at Berkeley Excessive Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they found elements to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and electronic items that could possibly be used to create additional weapons. 

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

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"School safety stays a high precedence for the division," police stated in a press release. 

Details on whom the teen was making an attempt to recruit weren't disclosed. Police said this case remains under investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens told the school's community that the district was in close contact with police during this investigation. 

After police confiscated the teenager's weapon parts, the district relied on police expertise to assess any potential ongoing risk to its faculties. The district communicated with police on the scholar's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and safety employees about this investigation and, as is our standard observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley High School campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we have been assured that this individual did not pose a direct threat to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district could pursue disciplinary action towards the coed. 

As well as, a city hall meeting titled: ' Talk to Youngsters About School Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Schooling is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.