Suspected accomplice in Palm Springs bombing dies in custody, officials say
A man charged with helping bomb a fertility clinic in Southern California last month has died in federal custody in Los Angeles, prison officials said Tuesday.
Daniel Jongyon Park, 32, was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center about 7:30 a.m., the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. Employees 'initiated life-saving measures' and requested emergency medical services, the bureau said.
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