Overview
- The suspect, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, was arraigned on March 10 and remains in custody on $1.8 million bail with a court restraining order, with a next hearing set for March 25.
- Court filings list 14 felony counts, including attempted murder, nine counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling.
- Prosecutors say Ortiz fired multiple rounds from an AR-15 at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills property, striking the residence and a vehicle while occupants were inside, and no injuries were reported.
- Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman says the charging strategy could result in a life sentence, and the LAPD Robbery and Homicide Division is continuing the investigation.
- Media accounts report prior involuntary psychiatric hospitalization and disturbing social media posts attributed to Ortiz before the incident, information authorities are reviewing.