The Explosion that killed one person in Palm Springs, Florida, killed four, and wounded in two days of investigation by the Joint Task Force – Attorney General Pam Bondi
Bomb technicians were scouring the blast site over the weekend as part of the ongoing investigation, which was being led by the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Saturday evening that she had been briefed on the explosion. She said that the Trump administration understands that women and mothers are the heart of America, in a post on X.
“This moment has shaken us—but it has not stopped us,” the post reads. “We are going to serve with strength, love, and hope as we continue to rebuild the world.”
The explosion outside the Palm Springs fertility clinic killed one person and sent debris flying for blocks in all directions.
Palm Springs police Chief Andrew Mills said the public was not in any danger on Sunday. I am confident that the city is safe. There isn’t acontinued threat to the community as a result of this incident.
The FBI Investigation of the Blast that killed a 25-year-old California resident in connection with an IVF facility in San Mateo
The bomb was powerful enough to throw pieces of the car hundreds of feet in the air and several blocks away. Davis said you could use your imagination for how big that bomb device was. He wouldn’t comment on the type of bomb used, saying it was still under investigation. Bartkus was driving a silver 2010 Ford Fusion sedan, Davis said.
FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller also confirmed that the agency was scrutinizing evidence “indicating antinatalist views,” which refers to an ideology that proposes it’s wrong to have children.
The 25-year-old California resident held nihilistic views and may have also had antinatalist leanings, the FBI said. Investigators say the clinic was targeted and are treating the bombing as an intentional act of domestic terrorism.
The FBI believes Mr. Bartkus is the person who was killed in this case based on the evidence they have gathered.
Davis said investigators believe Barktus was trying to livestream the bombing. The 25-year-old had not previously appeared on the FBI’s radar but may have had encounters with other law enforcement agencies, Davis added.
Investigators said they were combing through online posts and other writings made by Bartkus. Davis said that the subject had nihilistic thoughts and that was why they attacked the IVF facility. Nihilism views existence as useless as it rejects values and beliefs.
Detection of a Blast at the American Reproductive Centers in Palm Springs, Calif., A Day after the Eleventh Day
Bartkus was believed to have been the person found dead near the vehicle, as he had been driving a silver Ford Fusion.
The FBI identified Bartkus as the prime suspect in the bombing after determining he lived in Twentynine Palms, a town about 60 miles northeast of Palm Springs. Investigators said they had earlier executed a search warrant there.
In a Sunday news conference, Davis of the FBI thanked the Palm Springs police and fire departments and FBI bomb technicians for their quick work to ensure that no embryos were lost at the facility.
“Our mission has always been to help build families and in times like these, we are reminded of just how precious life is,” the clinic wrote.
Black smoke and flames are visible in the photo of the badly damaged facade of the clinic that was posted on the social networking site.
The blast cut through the American Reproductive Centers (ARC) fertility clinic, which has been operating in Palm Springs since 2006, according to its website.
Investigators said the size of the blast eclipsed that of the deadly 2018 bombing at an Aliso Viejo spa. “This was probably the largest bombing scene that we’ve had in Southern California,” said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.
First responders arrived at the scene of an explosion on North Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs around 11 a.m. local time, finding a debris field 250 yards in size.