Palm Springs IVF clinic bomber IDd as Guy Edward Bartkus as FBI evacuates residents from blast zone around his house
A 25-year-old Southern California man has been identified as the attacker who detonated a car bomb outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs Saturday — killing himself and injuring four other people, according to sources.Guy Edward Bartkus, of Twentynine Palms, is believed to have detonated an explosive device in his car outside the American Reproductive Centers, which performs IVF treatments, egg collections and other procedures, law enforcement sources told The Post.
On Saturday, FBI agents swarmed his home and evacuated the neighborhood, declaring it a “blast zone” over concerns that he could have left explosives behind, ABC7 reported.During a late-night press conference, Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, confirmed the agency was handling the investigation but declined to say whether the raid was directly connected to the recent fatal explosion outside an IVF clinic in Palm Springs.The FBI had confirmed the suspect was the sole fatality of the bombing.Tactical teams, armored vehicles, including bomb squad units in full gear, surrounded the house.Those on the ground heard a loud bang and officials yell “fire in the hole,” which is common during a controlled detonation, the outlet reported.The home is located about an hour away from the American Reproductive Centers, where a bomb explosion has been labeled an “intentional act of terrorism” by the FBI.Firefighters responded to the blast at the reproductive health facility around 11 a.m. local time.Debris and broken glass could be seen strewn over the street in front of the center, while firefighters worked outside, according to photos and videos from the scene.Unconfirmed reports on social media claimed smoldering body parts were found at the scene.Smoke was visible over the town, and residents told The Desert Sun they smelled a strange odor following the explosion, which could be felt up to three miles away.Police found two rifles — an AK-4...