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Judge Halts Case Against Rihanna Home Shooting Suspect for Competency Review

The referral moves the case from active prosecution to an evaluation phase in Los Angeles’s specialty court.

Overview

  • Judge Shannon K. Cooley paused the prosecution Tuesday, appointed a psychiatrist, and set a June 2 competency hearing in Hollywood Mental Health Court.
  • Ivanna Lisette Ortiz has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and related firearm charges and remains in custody on nearly $2 million bail.
  • Prosecutors say Ortiz drove to the Beverly Hills property on March 8 and fired about 20 rounds from an AR-15-style rifle while the couple, their three children, and Rihanna’s mother were on the premises.
  • Police reports say shots struck an Airstream trailer where Rihanna and A$AP Rocky took cover and the exterior wall near a second-floor nursery, though no one was hurt.
  • Under California’s competency law, court cases pause while doctors assess if a defendant understands the proceedings, and those found unfit receive treatment in a state hospital before any trial can resume.