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 faculty shooting that might have included a bombing at Berkeley High College, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing harmful system materials and threatening to commit against the law which will result in loss of life or great bodily injury.

Police said they obtained 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 scholar at Berkeley Excessive Faculty.

Upon executing the search warrant, police stated they found parts to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and digital objects that might be used to create further weapons. 

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

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"College safety remains a high precedence for the department," police mentioned in an announcement. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was trying to recruit were not disclosed. Police mentioned this case stays underneath investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens advised the school's group 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 expertise to assess any potential ongoing danger to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the student's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions during this period, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our commonplace observe, maintained shut contact with our BPD School Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High College campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we were assured that this particular person did not pose an immediate threat to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty community."

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 city corridor assembly titled: ' Discuss to Children About Faculty Violence' provided by Alameda County Office of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.