North Carolina doctor accused of shooting 2 sisters in alleged interstate road rage attack

Dr. Richard Thomas Arriviello, a North Carolina doctor, was arrested for allegedly shooting two sisters, aged 12 and 20, during a road rage incident on Interstate 77. He fired into their Jeep, striking both victims in the legs, before fleeing the scene. Arriviello faces multiple felony charges and is currently held without bond.

• 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.