Overview
- Two attorneys were shot as they exited the Old Wake County Courthouse in downtown Raleigh after a civil proceeding concluded on Friday, May 22, 2026.
- Raleigh police say the suspect became belligerent in court, left the building, returned from her vehicle with a handgun, shot the lawyers and was taken into custody at the scene.
- Authorities identified the suspect as 57-year-old Gwendolyn White who was transported to a hospital for treatment and now faces attempted murder charges.
- Both victims are attorneys at Fox Rothschild who were representing the Town of Rolesville in a multi-year civil case; the female victim was taken into surgery and the male victim was reported in stable condition.
- The shooting shut down downtown courthouse operations and nearby streets while investigators probe connections to a four-year civil case over officer-worn body-camera footage and prepare for forthcoming court proceedings.