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Woman accused of firing at home of Rihanna indicted on attempted murder and other felony counts

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Dalton, A. (2026, September 30). Woman accused of firing at home of Rihanna indicted on attempted murder and other felony counts. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/rihanna-los-angeles-florida-rocky-shots-b3059243.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-09-30 · by Andrew Dalton

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A Florida woman named Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly driving to California with an AR-15 rifle to fire at least 20 rounds at the home of celebrities Rihanna and A$AP Rocky. The indictment includes charges of attempted murder and other felonies; Ortiz faces up to life in prison if convicted. No one was injured, but bullets hit their trailer and a nursery where their children were present. Ortiz previously pleaded not guilty to similar charges and is now deemed mentally competent to stand trial after months of psychiatric evaluation.
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Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, a 36-year-old from Orlando, Florida, has been indicted by a grand jury for attempting to murder Rihanna and others when she allegedly fired a rifle into Rihanna’s home in Beverly Hills on March 8. The shooting damaged an Airstream trailer where Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, and their three young children were present at the time. Ortiz faces one count of attempted murder, ten counts of assault with a weapon, and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper. She pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday and was ordered to remain in custody with a $2.6 million bail. If convicted, Ortiz could face life imprisonment.

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2 of 16 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Who wrote this

Andrew Dalton
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Airstream California Florida Independent Orlando

Subjects

Rihanna PERSON · 6× Ortiz PERSON · 5× A$AP Rocky PERSON · 3× Orlando GPE · 2× Beverly Hills GPE · 1× Billboard ORG · 1× California GPE · 1× Florida GPE · 1× Independent ORG · 1× Ivanna Lisette Ortiz PERSON · 1×

Narrative

A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their kids were, has been indicted by a grand jury on counts of attempted murder and more than a dozen other felonies.
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🔮 Ortiz could get life in prison if convicted of all counts.

Claims (16 extracted, 2 hedged)

A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their kids were, has been indicted by a grand jury on counts of attempted murder and more than a dozen other felonies. asserted
kids → accuse → murder
The indictment against 36-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz of Orlando was unsealed Wednesday by a judge. asserted
indictment → unseal → judge
The move came a day after another judge ruled that Ortiz is mentally competent to stand trial. asserted
Ortiz → come → trial
The secret grand jury proceedings were held as the woman was undergoing months of psychiatric evaluation, and the case that appeared stalled — possibly permanently — is now on a fast-track to trial. uncertain
that → hold → trial
Ortiz was previously charged in March with Rihanna’s attempted murder and more than a dozen other felony charges, and she pleaded not guilty asserted
she → charge → murder
No one was injured, but bullets tore through an Airstream trailer that the singing superstar and A$AP Rocky were in at the time. asserted
superstar → injure → time
Shots also struck the wall of their nursery where their three small children were with their nanny. asserted
children → strike → nanny
The grand jury indictment supersedes the original charges. asserted
indictment → supersede → charges
And the secret proceedings allow prosecutors to skip California’s preliminary hearing process, where evidence must be presented publicly to see if a trial is merited. asserted
trial → allow → process
Ortiz could get life in prison if convicted of all counts. uncertain
Ortiz → get → counts
Reports have been sealed on the psychiatric evaluations that paused the case shortly after it began, and there was no public discussion of the details of her mental state. asserted
it → seal → state
Prosecutors have not said anything about a motive or cited any connection between Rihanna and Ortiz, a longtime licensed speech pathologist with no prior criminal record. asserted
Prosecutors → say → record
Authorities allege she drove a Tesla from Orlando to the Beverly Hills-area property of Rihanna and her rapper partner A$AP Rocky on March 8, pointed an AR-15 style rifle out the window and fired at least 20 rounds toward the property and a neighboring house. asserted
she → allege → property
Investigators found bullet holes in the trailer and on the exterior wall of the home’s second-floor nursery, where the children and nanny were present. asserted
children → find → nursery
Investigators said that after her arrest later that day, Ortiz told them: “I wasn’t attempting murder.” asserted
I → say → murder
A nine-time Grammy Award winner, Rihanna has had 14 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “We Found Love,” “Work,” “Umbrella” and “Disturbia.” asserted
We → have → Love
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