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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrea Cavallier

North Carolina woman shot 2 lawyers outside court after hearing, police say

Gwendolyn E. White, 57, of Raleigh, is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting lawyers Mary Harris and Jeffrey Whitley - (Raleigh Police Department)

A tense courtroom hearing in North Carolina ended in violence when a woman allegedly opened fire on two attorneys representing the opposing side in her civil lawsuit, police said.

Gwendolyn E. White, 57, of Raleigh, is charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly shooting lawyers Mary Harris and Jeffrey Whitley outside the Wake County Courthouse, Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce told reporters Friday.

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