16-year-old arrested; planned 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 school capturing that would have included a bombing at Berkeley High School, police say. 

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

The boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing destructive device supplies and threatening to commit a criminal offense which is able to end in loss of life or great bodily injury.

Police said 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 didn't say if the teenager was a scholar at Berkeley Excessive College.

Upon executing the search warrant, police mentioned they discovered elements to explosives and assault rifles, a number of knives, and electronic gadgets that could be used to create extra weapons. 

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

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"School security stays a high precedence for the department," police said in a statement. 

Particulars on whom the teenager was trying to recruit weren't disclosed. Police mentioned this case remains underneath investigation. 

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

After police confiscated the teen's weapon parts, the district relied on police experience to assess any potential ongoing threat to its colleges. The district communicated with police on the coed's whereabouts. 

"As added precautions throughout this period, we alerted our administrative and security workers about this investigation and, as is our commonplace apply, maintained shut contact with our BPD College Resource Officer on the Berkeley High Faculty campus," Stephens wrote. "All through the investigation period, we were assured that this particular person did not pose an instantaneous menace to the Berkeley High College group."

The district is conducting their own investigation on this matter. 

The district may pursue disciplinary action towards the student. 

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