Disgruntled former employee drove car packed with explosives into Oregon sports club

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsDisgruntled former employee drove car packed with explosives into Oregon sports clubInvestigators found a mix of pipe bombs and propane tanks inside the wreckage, with some devices failing to ignite during the crashJasmine Fernández in Austin Sunday 03 May 2026 16:20 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969742","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/oregon-vehicle-crash-athletic-club-explosives-attack-b2969742.html","title":"Disgruntled former employee drove car packed with explosives into Oregon sports club"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-19840","index":0}The club had recently increased security spending following reports that the suspect, Bruce Whitman, had confronted members in public and spread conspiracy theories (AP)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to recei...