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North Carolina physician arrested after interstate shooting in Virginia leaves two injured
A Charlotte doctor faces multiple felony charges following an alleged road rage incident on Interstate 77.
The short version
- Dr. Richard Thomas Arriviello, 61, was arrested on August 22 for allegedly shooting into a moving Jeep on Interstate 77 in Virginia.
- Two sisters, ages 12 and 20, suffered non-life-threatening leg wounds and were airlifted to a hospital.
- Arriviello is charged with multiple felonies and is being held without bond ahead of a September 29 court appearance.
- Virginia State Police have not disclosed what prompted the encounter or whether a firearm was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
Key facts
- The shooting occurred around 8:50 a.m. on northbound Interstate 77, approximately three miles north of the North Carolina-Virginia border.[Fox News]
- Virginia State Police stopped Arriviello in his Mercedes-Benz roughly 15 miles from the scene and took him into custody.[Fox News]
- Arriviello faces felony charges including malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle, maliciously causing bodily harm with intent to maim, and firearm use during a felony.[Fox News]
- The unidentified driver of the Jeep was cited for reckless driving.[Fox News]
- State medical board records indicate Arriviello has been a licensed emergency medicine physician in North Carolina since 2010 with no public disciplinary history.[Fox News]