The road side of American Reproductive Centers clinic is seen after an explosion being investigated by law enforcement as an intentional act of violence in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025.
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The automotive bombing outside a California fertility clinic that killed one person and injured 4 others appears to have been driven by anti-natalist ideology, in accordance with two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the incident.
Anti-natalism refers to the idea that nobody must have children. Investigators are specializing in social media posts made by the suspect, including a 30-minute audio recording, which they are saying support anti-natalist views. While the posts and the recording are still being verified, officials consider they reflect the ideology behind the bombing.
The identical person may be linked to a web-based forum post from earlier this month during which the person contemplated suicide using an explosive device, the sources said. Also they are investigating a YouTube account, under the identical moniker, that features videos of experiments with homemade explosives.
The suspect, who has not been identified, was reportedly coping with depression and had personal relationship issues. Authorities consider the suspect is a 25-year-old man from Twentynine Palms, three law enforcement sources conversant in the investigation told NBC News.
On Saturday, multiple law enforcement tactical officers were seen outside a Twentynine Palms residence, about an hour away from the targeted fertility clinic. The activity there was connected to the Palm Springs investigation, the sources confirmed to NBC News.
The FBI and Palm Springs Police Department have held off on identifying the suspect, citing the condition his body after the blast.
The seriousness of the injuries of those hurt by the blast was not disclosed.
The FBI deemed the explosion an act of terrorism on Saturday.
The blast took place at 1199 North Indian Canyon Dr. at around 11 a.m., according city officials. The road is home to plenty of medical facilities, including the Desert Regional Medical Center.
The apparent goal of the attack, a fertility clinic called American Reproductive Centers (ARC), confirmed in a Facebook post that a vehicle exploded within the car parking zone near its Palm Springs facility.
The explosion caused damage to multiple buildings and businesses inside 250-yard blast radius, officials said. Witnesses said the blast was heard or felt from miles away. Â
The investigation is intensifying rapidly on multiple fronts, law enforcement officials told NBC News.Â
On Sunday, officials proceed forensic examinations of physical evidence at and across the blast zone, while canvasing the realm for video footage to assist establish a timeline of events leading as much as the explosion.
Debris is spilled onto the road after what the Mayor described as a bomb exploded near a reproductive medical institution in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025, in a still image from video.
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Authorities are looking for interviews with family, friends and associates, while reviewing social media accounts and online posts that could be linked to the case.
The incident is probably going considered one of the biggest bombing investigations in Southern California that the FBI has handled, Akil Davis, assistant director of the bureau’s Los Angeles field office, said. Â
Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills believes the explosion was an isolated incident.Â
“IÂ am confident that the community will not be in danger any longer,” Mills said on Saturday.
