Eric Leonard

4 days ago | nbclosangeles.com | Eric Leonard

Authorities identified Monday the 22-year-old man accused of murdering Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros and another person -- during a gunfight Saturday that left a second police officer wounded. Eduardo-Roberto Medina-Berumen was being detained at a hospital and it was not immediately clear when he would make an initial appearance in court.

2 weeks ago | nbclosangeles.com | Eric Leonard |Andrew Blankstein

LA Mayor Karen Bass' former deputy mayor, who was a top advisor and liaison with police and public safety agencies, agreed to plead guilty Thursday to a single federal charge of making a hoax bomb threat against City Hall. Brian Williams is accused of using a Google Voice account on his personal cellphone to place a call to his city-issued cellphone during a virtual meeting on October 3, 2024, then reported to the LAPD that the call he received was a bomb threat.

2 weeks ago | nbclosangeles.com | Eric Leonard |Andrew Blankstein

Authorities examining the online 'footprint' of the man suspected of detonating a large bomb at a reproductive center in Palm Springs said Monday it appeared video recordings of tests of various homemade explosives had been posted on YouTube -- months before the weekend explosion. Several law enforcement sources said it appeared the videos were linked to 25-year-old Guy Bartkus, who was identified by the FBI as the bomber and was killed in the explosion Saturday.

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Eric Leonard |Andrew Blankstein

Authorities examining the online 'footprint' of the man suspected of detonating a large bomb at a reproductive center in Palm Springs said Monday it appeared video recordings of tests of various homemade explosives had been posted on YouTube -- months before the weekend explosion. Several law enforcement sources said it appeared the videos were linked to 25-year-old Guy Bartkus, who was identified by the FBI as the bomber and was killed in the explosion Saturday.

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Eric Leonard |Andrew Blankstein |Missael Soto

Investigators are still learning more about the suspected Palm Springs bomber, who multiple officials tell NBC4 Los Angeles used a unique online identity and appears to have been driven by anti-natalist ideology. Authorities have confirmed the suspected bomber died in the explosion and have identified him as 25-year-old Guy Bartkus, a Twentynine Palms, California, resident. Bartkus appeared to have lived at home and had a prolific online presence, much of it tied to video games.