Daniel Park, Suspect in Fertility Clinic Bombing, Found Dead in Custody
Daniel Park, arrested for his role in a fertility clinic bombing, was found unresponsive in custody and later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Overview
- Daniel Park, 32, was found unresponsive in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles and later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
- He was arrested upon returning to the U.S. from Poland, charged with supplying materials for a bombing at a fertility clinic in California.
- Park's death follows that of another suspect linked to the same bombing, raising concerns over the treatment of detainees in federal custody.
- Authorities have not disclosed the cause of Park's death, which occurred while he was in custody related to terrorism charges.
- No injuries were reported among clinic staff or patients, and all embryos and eggs were unharmed following the bombing incident.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the narrative around Daniel Park's death in custody with a focus on the implications of his alleged involvement in terrorism. They emphasize the seriousness of the charges and the ideological motivations behind the bombing, reflecting a bias towards accountability and the need for transparency in federal oversight.
Daniel Park, 32, was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles and pronounced dead at a hospital.
The Bureau of Prisons did not disclose Park's cause of death but informed the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service.
Park was indicted on June 17 for providing material support to a terrorist and conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, after arriving at the L.A. detention center on June 13 for alleged malicious destruction of property.
Both Bartkus and Park were motivated by 'pro-mortalism,' 'anti-natalism,' and 'anti-pro-life' ideologies.
An explosion in a Palm Springs parking lot near the American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic caused significant damage and was deemed a terrorist attack by officials.
The blast at the fertility clinic injured four people, causing a partial collapse of the building, but they were all released from the hospital the next day.
Daniel Park was charged with assisting the suspected California fertility clinic bomber by providing chemicals for a car bomb.
Park allegedly supplied Bartkus with a total of 270 pounds of ammonium nitrate, which Bartkus used to create an explosive device in his home bomb lab in Twentynine Palms.
The fertility clinic confirmed that all staff were safe, no embryos were harmed, and the lab was undamaged following the incident.
Officials confirmed that no other inmates or staff were harmed and the public was never in danger.
Authorities accused Daniel Park, 32, of supplying chemicals to Guy Edward Bartkus, who died in a car bomb explosion at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs.
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Center (5)
"…A man accused of aiding the bomber who targeted a Southern California fertility clinic in May has died in federal custody."
USA TODAY·7d·"…Daniel Park was found unresponsive on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, the federal law enforcement agency said."
ABC News·7d·"…Daniel Park, the Washington man who was charged with providing large amounts of chemicals used in a car bomb outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, last month, died on Tuesday while in federal custody, according to the Department of Justice."
NBC News·7d·"…A Washington state man who was charged with aiding the bomber of a fertility clinic in Southern California died Tuesday in federal custody, just weeks after his arrest, prison officials said."
Associated Press·7d·"…Daniel Park, a suspect charged earlier this month in connection with the bombing outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, has died in federal custody."
CBS News·7d·FAQ
Daniel Park was charged with supplying materials, specifically approximately 180 pounds of ammonium nitrate, which were used to construct homemade explosives for the bombing at the fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.
Daniel Park was apprehended in Poland and subsequently returned to the U.S., where he was arrested at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport earlier in June 2025, shortly after the bombing incident.
Daniel Park was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Authorities have not publicly disclosed the cause of death, and investigations by the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service have been notified.
No injuries were reported among clinic staff or patients, and all embryos and eggs stored at the fertility clinic remained unharmed following the bombing incident.
Prosecutors stated that Daniel Park and the bomber shared nihilist beliefs, including pro-mortalism, anti-natalism, and anti-pro-life ideology, which contends that individuals should not be born without their consent and that non-existence is preferable.
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