Devin Riley was convicted in the 2025 shooting of 24-year-old Quintavious Clark outside an East Point restaurant.
ATLANTA, Ga. — A former McDonald’s employee has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 50 years after a Fulton County jury convicted him of murder in the fatal shooting of a co-worker, according to prosecutors and local news reports.
Devin Riley, 35, was convicted in the killing of Quintavious Clark, 24, who was shot while sitting in a vehicle during a break at a McDonald’s in East Point. Prosecutors said Riley targeted Clark after a workplace dispute involving a restaurant manager who was Riley’s girlfriend at the time. The shooting happened at about 2 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2025, two days after the argument, according to prosecutors.
Authorities said Riley returned to the restaurant in a rented red sedan and drove through the parking lot while Clark was in his vehicle. Prosecutors said Riley pulled alongside Clark and opened fire before leaving the area. Surveillance cameras at the restaurant recorded the shooting, providing investigators with a view of the vehicle and the sequence of events, although prosecutors acknowledged the footage did not clearly show the shooter’s face.
The killing followed a verbal dispute between Clark and a female manager at the restaurant, prosecutors said. The manager was described by prosecutors as Riley’s girlfriend at the time. Prosecutors argued that Riley returned to the restaurant two days later to retaliate against Clark. The evidence presented by authorities tied Riley to the rented vehicle and its movements before and after the shooting.
The rental car became a central part of the investigation. Prosecutors said the sedan was equipped with a tracking device that allowed investigators to examine location information and trace its movements around the time Clark was killed. Investigators said they followed the vehicle to another residence where Riley had been before traveling to the McDonald’s.
Authorities said Riley returned to that location after the shooting and removed the rental car’s license plates. Prosecutors used the vehicle-location evidence along with surveillance recordings and other information as they built their case. The tracking evidence was significant because the restaurant video alone did not provide a clear facial identification of the person who fired the shots.
Prosecutors also relied on recorded jailhouse telephone calls. They said statements Riley made during those conversations provided additional evidence linking him to Clark’s death. Riley continued to deny responsibility, including in a call with WSB-TV from jail. His denial remained part of the public record even as prosecutors told jurors that the combined physical, digital and recorded evidence established that he committed the killing.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis described the shooting as “a very stupid crime,” pointing to the evidence investigators were able to collect after the killing. Prosecutors characterized the attack as retaliation stemming from the workplace confrontation, while the jury’s verdict resolved the question of Riley’s criminal responsibility in the trial court.
The sentence of life without parole means Riley is not eligible for release through the ordinary parole process. The additional 50-year term was imposed alongside the life sentence. The publicly reviewed reports did not provide details about any planned appeal following the conviction and sentencing.
Clark was 24 when he was killed during what prosecutors described as a routine break from work. More than a year and a half after the shooting, the Fulton County case has now reached sentencing, with Riley ordered to remain imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole.
Author note: Last updated October 3, 2026.