Police say Richard T. Arriviello fired from a Mercedes into a moving Jeep, injuring sisters ages 12 and 20 during a reported road-rage encounter.
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. — A 61-year-old North Carolina doctor faces four felony charges after Virginia State Police said he fired into a moving Jeep during a reported road-rage encounter on Interstate 77, wounding two sisters, including a 12-year-old girl.
Richard T. Arriviello of Charlotte was arrested Aug. 22 after the shooting on northbound I-77 near mile marker 3, roughly three miles north of the North Carolina state line, according to state police accounts reported by local news organizations. Investigators said Arriviello was driving a Mercedes-Benz when shots were fired into the Jeep. Authorities have not publicly explained what started the confrontation or identified a motive for the shooting.
The two passengers wounded in the Jeep were sisters, ages 12 and 20, police said. Both suffered gunshot wounds to their legs and were flown to a hospital for treatment. State police described their injuries as not life-threatening. Authorities have not publicly released the sisters’ names, and the younger victim has not been identified because she is a minor.
Police said Arriviello continued north after the shooting. Troopers later stopped his Mercedes near Exit 19 in Carroll County, about 15 miles from the shooting scene, and took him into custody. He was booked into the New River Valley Regional Jail. Published reports did not indicate that anyone else was injured during the encounter.
State police charged Arriviello with malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle, shooting from a vehicle, maliciously causing bodily harm to another with intent to maim, and use of a firearm while committing a felony. The charges are allegations, and the criminal case has not been resolved. Authorities have not publicly said whether a firearm was recovered from Arriviello’s vehicle.
The driver of the Jeep also was charged with reckless driving, according to Virginia State Police. Police have not identified that driver or publicly described the specific driving conduct that led to the charge. The reckless-driving allegation does not establish what caused the confrontation or justify the alleged shooting, and investigators have released few details about the events immediately before the gunfire.
Arriviello is a licensed physician who owns Family Urgent Care in Monroe, North Carolina, according to state medical records and reporting by WBTV. Medical board records cited by news organizations show he has been licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina since 2010. Reports identified his area of practice as emergency medicine. His medical work was not connected to the interstate incident, according to the clinic.
Family Urgent Care said after Arriviello’s arrest that the incident happened away from the clinic and was unrelated to its patients or operations. The practice said it remained open and continued treating patients. The clinic also acknowledged concern among employees, patients and the surrounding community following reports of the arrest.
Arriviello remained in the New River Valley Regional Jail without bond in the latest published reports. Fox News reported that he is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 29. It was not immediately clear from the reports reviewed whether he had entered a plea or whether an attorney had appeared publicly on his behalf.
The case remains under investigation by Virginia State Police. Authorities have not released additional information explaining how the reported road-rage encounter began, how long it lasted before the shooting or what evidence investigators recovered. The two sisters were expected to survive their injuries, while Arriviello remained in custody awaiting further court proceedings.
Author note: Last updated August 27, 2026.