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Mercedes-driving doctor accused of shooting 2 sisters in alleged road rage attack
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Dr. Richard Thomas Arriviello, 61, was arrested for allegedly firing into a moving Jeep during a road rage incident on Interstate 77, injuring two sisters aged 12 and 20.
- The shooting occurred near the North Carolina-Virginia state line, with both victims sustaining leg injuries that were not life-threatening and requiring airlift to a hospital.
- Arriviello fled the scene but was apprehended about 15 miles away; he faces multiple felony charges including malicious shooting and use of a firearm during a felony.
- The Jeep driver was cited for reckless driving, but authorities have not disclosed the cause of the road rage incident or whether a firearm was recovered from Arriviello’s vehicle.
- Arriviello is a licensed emergency medicine physician in North Carolina and owner of Family Urgent Care in Monroe, with no prior public disciplinary actions.
