According to two incident profiles, two senior law enforcement officers said the car bombing outside California fertility clinics appeared to be caused by anti-homeland ideology.
The suspect, identified by authorities as Guy Edward Bartkus, is believed to have detonated an explosive attack on Saturday that took his own life.
Investigators focus on social media posts by the suspect, including 30 minutes of recordings, They say they support the anti-motherland view. Posts and recording Still under verification, officials believe they reflect the ideology behind the bombing. Anti-family nationalism refers to the belief that no one should have children.
The same person can also link to an online forum post earlier this month, where individuals committed suicide using explosive devices, sources said. They also investigated YouTube accounts under the same nickname, which contained videos with homemade explosives experiments.
Authorities said in a press conference on Sunday that they believe the suspects are trying to broadcast the attack live and are studying what they call the "manifesto."
The suspect reportedly is dealing with depression and has encountered personal relationship problems. Authorities say he is 25 years old and from Twentynine Palms, where he executes a search warrant.
On Saturday, multiple law enforcement tactical personnel were seen outside the Twenty-Nine Palm residence, about an hour from the target fertility clinic.
The FBI and Palm Springs Police Department initially postponed to identify the suspect and cited his physical condition after the explosion.
Officials said Sunday that the severity of the injury injured by the explosion has not been disclosed, but everyone has been released from the hospital.
The explosion that the FBI believes was a terrorist act occurred in Dr. North India Canyon in 1199, around 11 a.m. The street is home to many medical institutions, including the Desert Regional Medical Center.
The apparent target of the attack was a fertility clinic called the American Reproductive Center (ARC), which confirmed in a Facebook post that a car exploded in a parking lot near its Palm Springs facility.
Officials said the explosion caused damage to multiple buildings and businesses within a 250-yard explosion radius. Witnesses said they heard the explosion and felt miles.
Law enforcement officials told NBC News that the investigation is rapidly exacerbating multiple aspects.
Officials continued to conduct forensic examinations on Sunday in and around the explosion area, while pulling videos from the area to help establish a timeline for events that led to the explosion.
Authorities are seeking interviews with family, friends and colleagues, while reviewing social media accounts and online posts that may be related to the case. During a press conference on Sunday, officials asked the public to help determine Battercus's sport and confirmed that he was driving the 2010 Silver Ford Fusion.
Akil Davis, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said the bombing investigation could be one of the largest investigations the FBI's Southern California field office must handle.
Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills believes the explosion was an isolated incident.
"I absolutely believe the city is safe," Mills said Sunday. "There is no ongoing threat."