FBI, police ID 'person of interest' in probe of fatal explosion
The investigation into a deadly explosion – deemed "an intentional act of terrorism" – at the site of a Palm Springs fertility clinic May 17 has been identified as a 25-year-old man, with no further imminent threat to the public, the FBI said.
While several buildings were damaged in the explosion, some severely, the fertility clinic reported on social media that all its staff were safe, and no eggs or embryos were damaged.
This is "one of the largest bombing investigations we've had in Southern California," Akil Davis, assistant director of the Los Angeles FBI field office, said of the car explosion near the American Reproductive Centers clinic.
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The suspect was identified by the FBI on as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of Twentynine Palms.
"We are fairly confident that Mr. Bartkus is our primary person of interest," Davis said. "We are working through other technical means to positively identify the decedent here but what we believe at this moment based on the evidence we've gathered is that is Mr. Bartkus."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/18/palm-springs-fertility-clinic-fatal-explosion/83709630007/
What did I say yesterday? That it was perhaps too much to hope that the deceased was the bomber? Perhaps my wish has been granted.
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