{"id":816,"date":"2026-05-23T11:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=816"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:34:55","slug":"woman-accused-of-shooting-attorneys-at-raleigh-courthouse-has-history-of-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=816","title":{"rendered":"Woman accused of shooting attorneys at Raleigh courthouse has history of lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Raleigh woman accused of opening fire on two attorneys outside a downtown courthouse Friday has a lengthy history of filing lawsuits against people and business, court records show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=814\">Justin Gainey adds two NC locals to upcoming roster. Who\u2019s joining the Pack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gwendolyn White, 57, is charged with two counts of attempted murder after she allegedly shot two attorneys representing the Rolesville Police Department in a civil suit she filed.<\/p>\n<p>The suit was tied to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article315861475.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">White\u2019s request for body camera footage<\/a> from a March 2021 incident at her home, court documents state. Though the police department provided White with the available footage, which she requested more than a year later, White had asked for the department to be held in contempt and appealed a judge\u2019s decision to dismiss the suit.<\/p>\n<p>Friday morning\u2019s hearing was meant to address White\u2019s request for a new trial, court records show. It\u2019s not clear what happened during the hearing, but Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce said in a brief news conference that White became \u201cbelligerent\u201d and was kicked out of the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Police haven\u2019t said how much time passed between White\u2019s removal and the shooting, but Boyce said she returned to her car, retrieved a handgun, and shot the two attorneys as they left the Wake County Courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>But Friday\u2019s incident wasn\u2019t White\u2019s first brush with the law.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show from 1997 to Friday, White has filed at least 15 lawsuits in Wake County.<\/p>\n<p>The complaints began with a June 1997 medical malpractice suit against Rex Hospital and a medical provider, court documents indicate. Besides the Rolesville Police Department case, White most recently sued a Baptist church and a parishioner she claimed had stolen kitchen items from her; a judge dismissed the complaint in January.<\/p>\n<p>White has never won any of her suits, court records indicate.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s filed so many complaints that Judge Margaret Eagles entered a gatekeeper order against her in December 2023, according to court documents. That order bars White from filing civil or criminal complaints in Wake County unless an attorney signs off or she pays a $500 bond guaranteeing she has the funds to cover defendants\u2019 court costs if she loses.<\/p>\n<p>One of White\u2019s legal battles involved a misdemeanor stalking charge in 2023, when she was accused of stalking her neighbor and the neighbor\u2019s family, according to court documents. The News &amp; Observer couldn\u2019t find the case in an online search Friday, but a court memorandum from White\u2019s mother\u2019s guardian ad litem indicates White was found incapable to proceed at one point.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=813\">\u2018Biscuit Bandit\u2019 breaks into Popeyes at 5 a.m. and starts cooking, NC police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c[A] Court Order was entered on May 3, 2024, finding Gwen was not capable of proceeding to trial and the Court ordered Gwen to participate in the Community Based Restoration Program at Elwyn Health Resources for examination and treatment until further order of the Court,\u201d the guardian ad litem wrote.<\/p>\n<p>But when the guardian ad litem asked White about that incident, she allegedly claimed her son had lied about her mental health and that false information had been entered on her medical record, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear how the stalking case was ultimately resolved, but White\u2019s behavior during that timeframe also led to her being trespassed from Duke Raleigh Hospital while her mother was a patient, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, Gwen was not allowed to visit [her mother] in person while she remained in the hospital,\u201d her mother\u2019s guardian wrote.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s mother received a permanent guardian to represent her after a judge found White could not be entrusted with her care, according to court documents. Several nursing homes refused to take her mother as a patient because of White\u2019s alleged actions, and White\u2019s mother\u2019s guardian eventually required her visits be supervised after White allegedly tried to remove her mother from the nursing home and displayed \u201cdisruptive behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White, meanwhile, alleged Duke Raleigh staff and her mother\u2019s other medical providers weren\u2019t providing proper care, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>Her mother had been diagnosed with vascular dementia and arterial stenosis, meaning she didn\u2019t get proper bloodflow to her legs and was at higher risk for bed sores. But White alleged on social media that the bed sores were wounds from acid attacks. She later claimed her mother was \u201cmurdered\u201d by the state, though court documents indicate the nonagenarian\u2019s doctors had recommended hospice care for her conditions and recurring infections, something White apparently disagreed with.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s mother died in May 2025, triggering a slew of social media posts from White about the conspiracy she believed led to her mother\u2019s death.  That  continued until the morning of the Friday shooting when White made one final post on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=811\">Trump Puts Stephen Colbert in a Dumpster in AI Video After &#8216;Late Show&#8217; Axed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack in Wake County Court at 10am,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Three hours later, she was placed in handcuffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court records show suspect Gwendolyn White has a history of failed lawsuits and court-ordered restrictions. 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