FBI identifies suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

Based on our investigation, some of the posts that he's made online, some of the comments made in his manifesto that we're combing through right now — it's kind of what led us to that nihilist belief,

Davis said

This is probably the largest bombing scene that we've had in Southern California,

Davis said

Basically, I'm a pro-mortalist,

the author wrote, ... according to a description of the site in the Los Angeles Times

We do not believe that there's an ongoing threat to the public,

he added

I figured I would just make a recording explaining why I’ve decided to bomb an IVF building or clinic. Basically, it just comes down to I’m angry that I exist and that, you know, nobody got my consent to bring me here,

he allegedly said in the recording

We are fairly confident that Mr Bartkus is our primary suspect,

Akil Davis, the assistant director at the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, said in a press conference on Sunday

Thank God today happened to be a day that we have no patients,

said Dr Maher Abdallah, who leads the clinic

It definitely felt like an explosion. It was so loud it felt like it shook my entire core,

Claudio Chavez, who owns an upholstery shop nearby, told the newspaper

The subject had nihilistic ideations and this was a targeted attack against the IVF facility,

Davis said

Will be mixing sulfuric and formic acid in a bucket in my car, and it should produce 10,000+ PPM within a minute or two. I plan to have a bottle of heated sulfuric acid and room temperature acid, so that I can mix them to find the right temperature,

he allegedly wrote

I initially believed a plane had crashed,

he remarked

Make no mistake: This is an intentional act of terrorism,

Akil Davis, the head of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, told an evening news conference

The FBI has identified Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of 29 Palms as the primary suspect in the #PalmSprings vehicle explosion. The vehicle was a silver Ford Fusion sedan, plate 8HWS848. Please call 1800 CALLFBI with information or upload relevant video,

the FBI said in a post on X, platform formerly known as Twitter

BOMBING: ... The bomber of the Palm Springs fertility clinic was a Democrat named Guy Edward Bartkus, a member of a anti-natalist cult who believes that it’s wrong to have more children. He’s also an abolitionist vegan and an atheist who prefers satan,

one person wrote on X, platform formerly known as Twitter

Democrat Rhetoric Fuels Demonic Attacks: The IVF Clinic Bombing Exposes the Left’s Dangerous Hatred,

another one added

The blast appears to be an intentional act of violence. The blast field extends for blocks with several buildings damaged, some severely.”

Talking about the Palm Springs bombing, Palm Springs Fire Chief Paul Alvarado said in a statement, according to the New York Post

IIRC we had agreed that if one of us died, the other would probably soon follow,

Bartkus wrote

I’m very against [IVF], it’s extremely wrong. These are people who are having kids after they’ve sat there and thought about it. How much more stupid can it get?”

Describing himself as anti-life, he added

I really have no clue what happened,

Abdallah said

The building just shook, and we go outside and there’s massive cloud smoke,

Tabrizi said