‘An intentional act of violence’: What we know about bomb blast at fertility clinic in Palm Springs
One person has been killed and at least five people have been injured in an “intentional act of violence” against a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Saturday that she had been briefed on the incident.
“We are working to learn more, but let me be clear: the Trump administration understands that women and mothers are the heartbeat of America. Violence against a fertility clinic is unforgivable,” she said on X.
An explosion outside a California fertility clinic that left one dead and several injured was caused by a bomb, Palm Springs Mayor Ron deHarte has said.
Palm Springs Police spokesperson Mike Villegas called it an “intentional act of violence,” according to The Desert Sun.
Firefighters in the city responded to the explosion at the American Reproductive Center.
The person who was killed is believed to be a suspect, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Mayor DeHarte told The Los Angeles Times in a text that he could “confirm it was a bomb in or near a vehicle parked at the building. One deceased.”
Speaking to the Palm Springs Post, Lt. William Hutchinson with the Palm Springs Police Department confirmed that a car was responsible for the explosion. The department also confirmed that one person had been killed.
“Everything is in question, whether this is an act of terrorism,” Hutchinson told The Desert Sun.
A witness told the Post that he saw human remains in the street.
“In front of the building [the car] was blown clear across four lanes into the parking lot of [Desert Regional Medical Center],” the witness said. “I could see the back of the car still on fire and the rims. That was the only thing that distinguishes it as a car.”
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has confirmed that the FBI is investigating the incident to determine whether it was intentional. According to spokesperson Nicole Lozano, investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are also working to assess what happened.
Palm Springs resident Tamara Cash told The Desert Sun the explosion “was so loud it shook me. All I could hear was alarms going off in different buildings.”
