North Carolina doctor accused of shooting 2 sisters in alleged interstate road rage attack
North Carolina doctor Richard Thomas Arriviello allegedly shot two sisters in a Jeep on Interstate 77 during a road rage incident before fleeing.
TL;DR
- Dr. Richard Thomas Arriviello, 61, was arrested on August 22 for allegedly shooting two sisters during a road rage incident.
- The incident occurred on Interstate 77 near the North Carolina-Virginia state line, where Arriviello allegedly fired into a moving Jeep.
- The victims, ages 12 and 20, sustained non-life-threatening leg injuries and were airlifted to a hospital.
- Arriviello fled the scene in his Mercedes-Benz but was apprehended by Virginia State Police approximately 15 miles away.
- He faces felony charges including malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle.
- Arriviello is jailed without bond and has a court appearance scheduled for September 29.
- The Jeep's driver was cited for reckless driving.
- Arriviello has been a licensed emergency medicine physician in North Carolina since 2010 and owns Family Urgent Care in Monroe.