A 25-year-old man has been identified as the suspect in the bombing on Saturday outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, Calif. The authorities said on Sunday that they believe the man died in the blast, which injured four other people and damaged buildings across the desert city’s downtown.
The suspect, Guy Edward Bartkus of Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif., was believed to have targeted the clinic. Officials called the bombing an act of terrorism by a man they said had “nihilistic ideations.”
The explosion shattered windows in businesses and houses in Palm Springs, which is known as a sunny vacation destination, and it sent vehicle fragments flying hundreds of feet in the air and across several blocks, officials said.
“This is probably the largest bombing scene that we’ve had in Southern California,” said Akil Davis, assistant director of the F.B.I.’s Los Angeles Field Office.
The four people who were hurt had minor injuries and have been released from the hospital, officials said on Sunday, adding that there was no active threat of danger from the explosion.
“Palm Springs is safe, and we are open for business,” Naomi Soto, the mayor pro tem, said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
