Lawyers representing police department shot steps from courthouse after suspect ‘became belligerent’
Two lawyers were shot outside a courthouse in North Carolina after a suspect became aggressive during a court session. The attorneys were representing the Rolesville Police Department in a case related to police body camera footage. The shooter has been charged with attempted murder and the condition of one lawyer remains unclear while the other is stable after surgery.
- ▪Mary Harris and Jeffrey Whitley were shot outside the old Wake County Courthouse in Raleigh.
- ▪The shooter, Gwendolyn White, allegedly opened fire after becoming belligerent in court.
- ▪The incident is linked to a court case involving body camera video related to White's mother's death.
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US News breaking Lawyers representing police department shot steps from courthouse after suspect ‘became belligerent’ By Ella Morrison Published May 22, 2026, 7:23 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Two attorneys were blasted by gunfire outside a North Carolina courthouse Friday morning. Mary Harris and Jeffrey Whitley of the national law firm, Fox Rothschild, were shot by Raleigh resident Gwendolyn White, 57, outside the old Wake County Courthouse after she “became belligerent in court,” according to WRAL News and Raleigh Chief of Police Rico Boyce. 3 Jeffrey R. Whitley was one of the two lawyers shot outside the old Wake County courthouse in Raleigh, North Carolina, Friday morning. Foxrothschild 3 Mary K.
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