United States: A 16-year-old teenager was detained this week after police discovered he was reportedly recruiting pupils to carry out a mass shooting at a high school in Berkeley, California, on Wednesday, according to the authorities.
Berkeley Police stated in a statement that they got a tip on May 21 about the teen’s alleged plot targeting Berkeley High School, which included a possible explosion, and they acquired a search warrant for his house.
According to authorities, the search found up parts for explosives and assault rifles, as well as knives and electrical gadgets that might be used to make weapons.
To analyse the kid, authorities also prepared a mental health response through the city’s Mobile Crisis Team.
He was detained on suspicion of possessing destructive device materials and threatening to conduct a crime that may result in death or either great bodily injury, according to police.
Because the person detained is a minor, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office declined to comment.
The suspected mass shooting plot’s revelation comes as the United States deals with a slew of mass shootings that have left communities around the country in mourning.
Last week, an 18-year-old opened fire at Uvalde, Texas, an elementary school, killing 19 students and two instructors.
In a racially motivated shooting that has taken place at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, less than three weeks ago, Ten people were slain in a racially motivated shooting.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, a shooting at a medical facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killed at least four people and injured numerous more on Wednesday, making it America’s 233rd mass shooting this year.
A mass shooting, according to sources, occurs when at least four persons are shot, excluding the perpetrator.
Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Brent Stephens commended people who came forward to report the alleged threat in a letter to the school community.
“Speaking up in this instance allowed for the police to intervene in advance of any harm occurring,” Stephens cited in the statement.
He stated that the school has been in communication with the police department from the start of the inquiry, which is still underway.