Devon M. Sayers - Senior Field Producer, CNN Worldwide

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Devon M. Sayers is a Senior Field Producer based at the network's global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Jewish groups allege in federal complaint antisemitism permitted to ‘flourish’ at schools in Fulton County, Georgia

Multiple Jewish civil rights groups have filed a federal complaint alleging?Jewish and Israeli students have?faced a “hostile” and “intolerable” environment at K-12 schools in Fulton County, Georgia, since the October?7 terrorist attack on Israel and?routinely face antisemitism, bullying and harassment.

Police vehicles remain on the scene of a shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store, Friday, June 21, 2024, Frodyce, Ark.

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Suspect in Arkansas grocery store mass shooting faces additional charges

The suspect accused of killing four people and injuring nine others during a shooting at an Arkansas?grocery store has been charged with additional counts of attempted murder.

Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall, far left, and an unidentified man stand next to Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Charles Greenlee, from left, in Florida. The three men along with a fourth were charged with rape in 1949.

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White woman who wrongfully accused ‘Groveland Four’ of rape in Jim Crow-era South dies at 92

A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era South in 1949 has died at the age of 92.

"Mama, I hurt my hand," by Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, bronze, 2023, during a media tour of Equal Justice Initiative's new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Montgomery, Alabama.

The legacy of a?last?name: A new memorial park honors the?last?names of the formerly enslaved

A new sculpture?park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from slavery to modern day – has opened in Montgomery, Alabama,?the original capital of the Confederacy.

Authorities have identified the gunman accused in Tuesday's shooting at a downtown Atlanta food court as?Jeremy?Malone, according to a?<a target="_blank">news release</a>?from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Fulton County Sheriff's Office

The man who shot and wounded 3 people in a downtown Atlanta food court has been identified

Authorities have identified the suspected gunman in Tuesday’s shooting at a downtown Atlanta food court as Jeremy Malone, according to a?news release?from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Omarion Hookfin, 19, has been taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s office.

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office

3 of 4 men who escaped a Louisiana jail have been captured, 1 remains at large

One of the escaped Louisiana inmates who has been on the run since last weekend has been captured, according to the?Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office.

Brett McAlpin, one of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges enters the Rankin County Circuit Court for the state sentencing for his involvement in the 2023 racially motivated torture of two Black men, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Brandon, Miss. The judge gave the six former Mississippi law enforcement officers yearslong state sentences that were shorter than the amount of time in federal prison that they'd already received. Time served for the state convictions will run at the same time as the federal sentences. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi man files lawsuit alleging he was beaten by a member of the ‘Goon Squad’ and others

A Mississippi man has come forward saying he was beaten by a known member of the “Goon Squad” and other law enforcement officers, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Laken Hope Riley, 22, was killed while on a jog at the University of Georgia's campus in February 2024.

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Man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley indicted on murder and ‘peeping Tom’ charges

The man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley in February was indicted Wednesday on charges of murder and aggravated assault with intent to rape as well as for an earlier incident in which he allegedly peeped into the window of a student.

From top left, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton and Christian Dedmon. From bottom left, Hunter Elward, Daniel Opdyke and Joshua Hartfield

Mississippi sheriff’s office to conduct review?after details of a ‘Goon Squad’ message group were revealed in news report

The Rankin County Sheriff’s?Office says it?will conduct a review and analysis?after a report?Wednesday?from The New York Times and Mississippi Today?detailed?messages?in an encrypted WhatsApp group chat?between known “Goon Squad” members and other law enforcement officers, some of whom are still employed by Rankin County.

A Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff cruiser is seen in June 2022.

2 inmates still at large after 4 escaped from Louisiana jail

Two young men are still at large after escaping from a Louisiana jail, according to local authorities.

Tents and signs in the Pro-Palestinian encampment are seen on Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sunday, May 5.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters reach agreement with?Harvard?University to end encampment

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters?maintaining an encampment at?Harvard University have reached an agreement with the university and will end their encampment, the group said in a news release Tuesday.

A sign at the entrance to thecampus of Florida A&M University, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. (Kirby Lee via AP)

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Florida A&M pauses purported $237.75 million donation after questions about validity

Florida A&M University is putting a purported $237.75 million donation “on pause,” after media reports and college board leaders raised concerns about the actual value of the stock gift—and the details surrounding the donor’s previous donations.

Police work the scene where eight law enforcement officers were shot -- four fatally -- in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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4 law enforcement officers were killed in shooting at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina. 4 other officers are hospitalized

Three officers were killed in a shooting while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina, including one deputy US Marshal and two local task force officers, authorities say.

Arrests were made at Yale University as police responded to pro-Palestinian protesters on April 22, 2024.

Protesters remain at Yale University a day after 45 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested on campus

The arrests of dozens of pro-Palestinian, pro-divestment activists at Yale University didn’t deter protesters from uniting for another demonstration Tuesday.

This combination of photos shows, from top left, former Rankin County sheriff's deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield appearing at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss., Aug. 14, 2023.

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6 ex-officers who pleaded guilty in ‘Goon Squad’ torture of 2 Black men sentenced in state court

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men for hours were sentenced in state court Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison.

An individual in a vehicle attempted to gain entry to the Atlanta FBI field office, according to an FBI Atlanta spokesperson.

Police ID suspect after vehicle crashes into gate at the Atlanta FBI field office

Authorities have identified the suspect accused of ramming a vehicle through an entrance gate at the FBI’s Atlanta field office on Monday afternoon.

Devon M. Sayers is a Senior Field Producer based at the network’s global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to working at CNN, Devon worked for KOAT in Albuquerque, NM and WMFD in Mansfield, OH.