16-year-old arrested; planned capturing with explosives at Berkeley Excessive, police say

BERKELEY, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after recruiting others to participate in a mass college shooting that could 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 stated in a press release. Monday was Memorial Day and there was no college that day. 

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing damaging machine materials and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to lead to demise or great bodily harm.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and security staff about this investigation and, as is our normal practice, maintained close contact with our BPD College Useful 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 right away risk to the Berkeley High School neighborhood."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district might pursue disciplinary action towards the student. 

In addition, a city corridor meeting titled: 'The right way to Discuss to Children About Faculty Violence' supplied by Alameda County Office of Education is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.