Wesley Bruer - Cross Platform Video Producer
Wesley Bruer
Cross Platform Video Producer
Wesley Bruer is a Cross Platform Video Producer based in Atlanta, Georgia, operating as a photojournalist and field producer covering breaking news throughout the country.
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Trump says he’s targeting Memphis in crime crackdownSep 13, 2025President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration would target Memphis as part of his efforts to crack down on crime across the nation’s major cities. -
Gruesome train attack in Charlotte adds fuel to national debate on crimeSep 10, 2025The national debate around crime and law-and-order politics has largely focused on America’s biggest cities in blue states: Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, as well as the federal government’s backyard of Washington DC. -
Scientists are electrifying lakes to capture invasive species they believe are transported by hurricanesSep 8, 2025Well before the sun rises, scientists gather at a Florida lake looking for Asian swamp eels. The eels, along with other invasive species, are gaining more of a foothold in the southeastern United States, possibly washed further afield by flooding. -
Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 27 years in prison for nearly 2 dozen state financial crimesNov 28, 2023Alex Murdaugh – the disgraced former South Carolina attorney serving two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son – was sentenced to another 27 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to nearly two dozen state financial crimes, including money laundering, breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery and tax evasion. -
Officer initially hit woman in face before viral video showed second officer repeatedly striking her, police sayNov 18, 2023Police in North Carolina confirmed an officer who was involved in an initial encounter with a woman who was then seen on video getting struck 17 times by a second officer hit her in the face, but claimed the woman assaulted him first. -
Judge rules to allow Parkland school shooting reenactment in civil lawsuit against former school resource officerJul 13, 2023A Florida judge on Wednesday ruled to allow reenactments of the 2018 mass shooting inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building as part of a civil lawsuit against the former school resource officer who remained outside as the massacre unfolded. -
Kentucky flood survivors hope for another miracle as they brace for more rainAug 6, 2022With another flood watch in place in eastern Kentucky, people here are hoping and praying for one more miracle. -
Wife of Mark Meadows appears to have used invalid address on North Carolina voter formsMar 24, 2022Debra Meadows, the wife of former congressman and Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, signed voter forms attesting she resided at a Macon County, North Carolina, mobile home that reports indicate the couple never lived in. -
Alex Murdaugh charged with 23 more crimesJan 22, 2022Alex Murdaugh, the suspended South Carolina attorney accused of financial wrongdoing and setting up a suicidal insurance fraud scheme, was charged with 23 more crimes in four new indictments returned by a grand jury, the state attorney general said Friday. -
A former NFL player who killed 6 had ‘unusually severe’ stage 2 CTE that can change behavior, expert saysDec 16, 2021A former NFL player who fatally shot six people before taking his own life in South Carolina this year had “unusually severe” stage 2 CTE, a brain disease linked to head injuries, a Boston University neuropathologist said. -
Bond for Alex Murdaugh, disgraced South Carolina attorney, set at $7 millionDec 13, 2021Bond for Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of financial wrongdoing and of setting up a suicidal insurance fraud scheme, was set at $7 million in a virtual bond hearing on Monday with Judge Alison Lee. -
Texas Gov. Abbott appoints new secretary of state who briefly represented Trump in PA election challengeOct 21, 2021John Scott, the newly appointed top election official in Texas, briefly represented President Donald Trump in his legal challenge of the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. -
‘Cannot wait for Washington:’ How voting rights activists are navigating new restrictions ahead of November electionsOct 11, 2021With the prospect of passing federal voting legislation dim, activists are plunging ahead with voter-education efforts and using upcoming municipal contests in places like Georgia to test their tactics for next year’s midterm elections. -
Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks judge’s order that prevented arrest of quorum-busting Texas DemocratsAug 11, 2021The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a state district judge’s temporary restraining order that had prevented the arrest of Texas House Democrats, who left the state last month in an attempt to stop the passage of restrictive voting bills. -
Judge signs order temporarily blocking arrest of quorum-busting Texas DemocratsAug 10, 2021Texas Democrats who left the state last month in an attempt to stop the passage of restrictive voting bills can now return home to continue their protest without fear of being arrested, after a judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order. -
Lone Star State lawmakers put Texas-sized pressure on Washington Democrats over voting rightsJun 15, 2021Nearly two dozen Democratic members of the Texas state Legislature are taking their voting rights fight from Austin to Washington this week.
About
Wesley Bruer is a Cross Platform Video Producer based in Atlanta, Georgia, operating as a photojournalist and field producer covering breaking news throughout the country.
Bruer joined CNN in 2012 as a Video Journalist and has worked in various editorial roles in CNN’s Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and New York Bureaus.
Throughout his career, Bruer has covered major breaking news events, including civil unrest, hurricanes, and multiple elections, from the field as a photojournalist, producer, and drone pilot.
As a Cross Platform Video Producer, Bruer is responsible for contributing to breaking news coverage, as well as producing, filming, writing, and editing original news stories.
Bruer is a native of Columbus, Georgia, and a proud graduate of the University of Georgia.
