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 participate in a mass college shooting that would 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 mentioned in a press launch. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive machine materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which will result in death or nice bodily injury.

Police said they acquired 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 student at Berkeley Excessive School.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they discovered components to explosives and assault rifles, several knives, and digital gadgets that could be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"Faculty safety stays a high priority for the division," police mentioned in an announcement. 

Details on whom the teen was trying to recruit were not disclosed. Police stated this case stays under investigation. 

Berkeley Unified Supt. Brent Stephens instructed the college's neighborhood that the district was in close contact with police during this investigation. 

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

"As added precautions during this period, we alerted our administrative and security employees about this investigation and, as is our commonplace follow, maintained shut contact with our BPD School Useful resource Officer on the Berkeley High Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "Throughout the investigation period, we have been assured that this individual did not pose a right away threat to the Berkeley Excessive Faculty community."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action towards the coed. 

As well as, a city corridor meeting titled: 'The way to Speak to Youngsters About College Violence' offered by Alameda County Office of Training is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.