FBI identifies suspect in Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing
On Sunday, an FBI official announced that investigators believe 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus is the suspect linked to a bombing near a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic. The official also noted that Bartkus reportedly held "nihilistic ideations."
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 09:30 | 18 May 2025
An FBI official said on Sunday investigators believe they have identified the suspect connected to a bombing near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus, and that he held "nihilistic ideations."
"We are fairly confident that Mr. Bartkus is our primary suspect," said Akil Davis, assistant director at the FBI's Los Angeles field office, speaking to reporters at a press conference.
"The subject had nihilistic ideations, and this was a targeted attack against the IVF facility. Make no mistake. We are treating this... as an intentional act of terrorism."
A bomb detonated shortly before 11 a.m. local time (1800 GMT) on Saturday in or near a car parked outside the clinic, which was operated by American Reproductive Center.
One person was killed and at least four were injured in the blast. Officials said on Sunday that no embryos stored inside the clinic were harmed by the blast.
Davis said the FBI believes that Bartkus died in the blast, and that he had been trying to live-stream the attack.