FBI Identifies Suspect in Palm Springs IVF Clinic Bombing

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Officials are treating the incident โ€˜as an intentional act of terrorism,โ€™ said an FBI assistant director.

An FBI official said on Sunday that the bureau believes they have identified the suspect involved in a bombing near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, a day earlier.

Akil Davis, assistant director at the FBIโ€™s Los Angeles field office, said at a news conference that a 25-year-old from Twentynine Palms, California, is believed to be the bombing suspect.

โ€œWe are fairly confident that that subject is Guy Edward Bartkus,โ€ he told reporters, adding that the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force believes that Bartkus was the deceased โ€œsubject found nearโ€ a vehicle that contained the bomb.

โ€œThe subject had nihilistic ideations and this was a targeted attack,โ€ Davis said. โ€œWe believe he was attempting to livestream it and yes, that is also part of our investigation.โ€

A photo of Bartkus was released by the FBI on its social media page on Sunday afternoon. Other details about the suspect were not provided.

The vehicle was a 2010 silver Ford Fusion sedan, Davis said. He then requested the public to come forward with any tips they may have regarding Bartkus or the vehicle.

Video footage of the incident showed a totally destroyed vehicle near the American Reproductive Centers clinic, which also suffered significant damage.

The bombing injured four other people in addition to killing Bartkus. Davis said all embryos at the facility were saved.

โ€œAn anti pro-life manifesto believed to be authored by the suspect has been located and is being examined by the FBI,โ€ wrote U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli on social platform X.

โ€œThis case is being treated as an intentional act of domestic terrorism. The investigation is ongoing.โ€

Palm Springs city officials said in a social media post that the explosion occurred around 11 a.m. local time at North Indian Canyon Drive, while Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said in a separate statement that the blast field extended multiple blocks.

The blast, he said, damaged nearby buildings and confirmed that it originated at 1199 North Indian Canyon Drive, the address of American Reproductive Centers.

Byย Jack Phillips

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