A bombing at a reproductive and fertility center in Palm Springs, California, at 11 a.m. Saturday, shocked Americans of all stripes — a tragedy purportedly perpetuated by a man media sources claim was a “pro-mortalist.”
The suspect who attacked American Reproductive Centers has been identified as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus from Twentynine Palms, California.
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Palm Springs Police Chief Andrew Mills described the suspect as having the “intent on harming others.”
The tragic attack is being labeled an act of terrorism by authorities who are investigating the motive and background information on Bartkus.
“The subject had nihilistic ideation,” FBI Los Angeles’s field office assistant director Akil Davis said, according to Fox News. “And this was a targeted attack against the IVF facility. Make no mistake, we are treating this, as I said yesterday, as an intentional act of terrorism.”
He continued, “We are fairly confident that Mr. Bartkus is … our primary suspect, a person of interest.”
The car bomb used in the assault killed Bartkus, who was allegedly trying to livestream the attack but failed, and injured four others, who have since all been released from the hospital.
Officials are combing through the accused’s social media activity to try and piece together elements surrounding the shocking event, with Fox News reporting that Bartkus believed people shouldn’t be brought into the world against their will.
The NY Post and other outlets have reported he had “fanatical pro-death beliefs.” NewsNation more specifically described the pro-mortalist perspective as one in which people believe “it’s better to die than to continue existing and that it’s wrong to bring new sentient life into the world.”
Tracy Walder, a national security contributor for NewsNation and a former federal agent, offered her own candid perspective on the complexities of this ideology.
“This essentially is the idea that it is more humane to kill humanity to prevent future suffering,” Walder said of Bartkus’ alleged perspective. “He believes that he is doing the humane thing.”
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U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said in an X post that investigators are working to positively identify Bartkus’ remains. He also offered information on a “manifesto.”
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