Raleigh courthouse shooting suspect had long-running legal battle, records show
ABC11 Raleigh-Durham • • nation
Key Points:
- Gwendolyn White, 57, is charged with two counts of attempted murder after shooting two attorneys outside the Wake County Courthouse, following a contentious hearing earlier that day related to her civil case against the Rolesville Police Department.
- The shooting victims, attorneys Mary Harris and Jeffrey Whitley, represented the Town of Rolesville in White's lawsuit seeking body camera footage of a 2021 incident at her home.
- White had been involved in a prolonged legal dispute dating back about five years, including multiple civil cases filed since 2022, and became belligerent during the hearing before leaving the courthouse and committing the shooting.
- The investigation is ongoing, with no motive disclosed; both attorneys' conditions remain unknown, and White is currently hospitalized for undisclosed reasons.
- The courthouse closed early after the incident, and the outcome of the hearing scheduled for Friday morning has not been released.