Man Facing Charges in Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bombing Dies in Custody

The suspect linked to the explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic has reportedly died by jumping from an upper level of a California prison where he was detained. Daniel Park, 32, was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. Authorities have not released detailed information about his death, but sources suggest he climbed onto a table and then fell to the ground floor of the facility.

Park was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. It is unclear how many floors he fell from. The Bureau of Prisons issued a brief statement confirming his death but did not specify further details.

Damage to a clinic after an explosion — Daniel Jongyon Park was discovered unresponsive at the detention center on Tuesday.

Park was accused of conspiracy related to shipping explosive materials to Guy Edward Bartkus, the bomber who died in a May 17 explosion at the Palm Springs clinic. Federal documents reveal that Park purchased over 270 pounds of ammonium nitrate online between October 2022 and May 2025 and had traveled to Bartkus’ home to experiment with explosives months before the incident. Investigators believe the two connected through fringe online forums over their shared anti-human procreation beliefs.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center — The Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles.

The bomb detonated at the Palm Springs clinic, causing extensive damage and injuring multiple individuals, though no fatalities or embryo losses occurred. Park was in Poland at the time of the attack; he was detained there by authorities before being extradited back to the United States.