© Courtesy of the FBI Suspect wanted in the Jan. 23 firebombing of the First Works Baptist Church.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Federal investigators released security images of a man and woman suspected in a January church bombing in El Monte.
The FBI on Wednesday offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the two suspects responsible for the firebombing at the First Works Baptist Church at 2600 Tyler Av. The pair were spotted at the scene moments before the explosion at about 1 a.m. on Jan. 23.
“The police department responded and discovered a post-blast scene at the church,” Eimiller said in a statement. “It was reported that a male and female suspect were observed smashing a church window, then lighting an object and throwing it inside the church shortly before the explosion.”
The suspects ran to a nearby vehicle and sped away. Authorities did not release a vehicle description.
The male was described as Hispanic, between 5-foot-8 and 6-foot-1 and weighing about 170-180 pounds. The female was described as Hispanic, between 5- foot-3 and 5-foot-5 and weighing about 125-135 pounds. No estimate of their ages was released.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office at 310-477-6565 or submit at tip online at tips.fbi.gov .
© Provided by Patch (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Authorities investigate blast at anti-gay California church: El Monte Police Chief David Reynoso, left, takes pictures of graffiti on the side wall of the First Works Baptist Church, after an explosion in El Monte, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. The FBI and local police are investigating an explosion early Saturday at the Los Angeles-area church that had been the target of protests for its anti-LGTBQ message.
