Credited from: LEMONDE
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, a 35-year-old from Orlando, Florida, faces serious legal repercussions after allegedly firing gunshots at pop superstar Rihanna’s Los Angeles mansion on March 10. Prosecutors charged her with one count of attempted murder and numerous other felony offenses, including ten counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, as well as three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or vehicle. No injuries occurred during the incident, which took place while Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, and their children were at the residence, according to latimes, channelnewsasia, lemonde, scmp, and bbc.
According to reports, Ortiz allegedly fired shots from a parked vehicle outside Rihanna’s gated home using an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle. Authorities indicated that the police quickly tracked and arrested her about eight miles away from the scene at a shopping center in Sherman Oaks. Ortiz’s vehicle was described as a white Tesla, which witnesses saw in the vicinity before the shooting, detailed the latimes and bbc.
At her arraignment on March 10, Ortiz was assigned a bail of $1.875 million and was instructed to avoid any contact with Rihanna and A$AP Rocky. The judge issued a protective order against her, emphasizing the seriousness of the charges, which may lead to a substantial prison sentence. Ortiz's next scheduled court appearance is on March 25, and she briefly spoke to her attorney behind a glass divider during the hearing, as reported by channelnewsasia and scmp.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell has stressed the danger posed by such actions, characterizing them as "careless violence" that endangers lives in populated neighborhoods. The motive behind Ortiz's actions remains unclear, though her social media posts indicated troubling behaviors and direct mentions of Rihanna, raising concerns about her state of mind prior to the incident, as noted by lemonde and bbc.