A North Carolina doctor has been arrested and charged in connection with a road rage incident in Virginia on Saturday morning, during which two sisters were shot in the legs.
Dr. Richard Arriviello, 61, who owns Family Urgent Care in Monroe, North Carolina, was taken into custody after allegedly opening fire on a moving Jeep occupied by a 12-year-old and a 20-year-old. Virginia State Police responded to the shooting on I-77 shortly before 9 a.m. Both victims were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities stated that it is unclear what initiated the confrontation, but the Jeep was reportedly charged with reckless driving. The driver of the Jeep has not been identified. Arriviello allegedly fled the scene in his Mercedes-Benz but was later stopped and arrested by troopers in Carroll County.
According to the North Carolina Medical Board, Arriviello is the owner of Family Urgent Care. State medical records indicate he has been practicing medicine in North Carolina since 2010. Sources report Arriviello has no prior criminal record or medical malpractice lawsuits in his approximately 30 years of practice.
Arriviello faces charges including malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle, shooting from a vehicle, maliciously causing bodily harm with intent to maim, and using a firearm while committing a felony. He was booked into the New River Valley Regional Jail without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on September 29.