A woman is facing serious charges after allegedly firing shots at pop star Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion.
Los Angeles Police told Oxygen.com that Ivanna Lisette Ortiz has been booked for attempted murder in connection with the March 8 shooting. The 35-year-old is currently being held on a $10,225,000 bond.
"This is an active LAPD Robbery Homicide Division investigation,” police said.
According to police, shots were fired around 1:15 p.m. March 8 at a home in the 9500 block of Heather Road. Although police did not specify who lived at the home, multiple news outlets including The Los Angeles Times have confirmed Rihanna and her rapper husband A$AP Rocky reside at the Beverly Hills mansion with their three children, RZA, 3, Riot Rose, 2, and 5-month-old Rocki. The singer had reportedly been at home at the time of the incident, the outlet reported.
Ortiz is accused of firing multiple rounds at the mansion from a vehicle across the street before fleeing the scene in a white Tesla, according to dispatch audio reviewed by The Times. A police helicopter soon tracked the vehicle to a shopping center parking lot in Sherman Oaks where the suspect was apprehended about half an hour after the initial 911 call.
“When they pulled the suspect over and took her into custody,” LAPD spokesperson Armen Arias told The Times,“they searched the vehicle and located an assault rifle and seven casings.”
He said police found bullet holes in a gate and RV that had been parked in the driveway of the pop star’s home during the investigation.
Police told Oxygen.com that no injuries were reported.
Authorities said they are still investigating whether the shooting had been a targeted attack.
This wasn’t Rihanna’s first scary encounter with a fan. In 2018, Eduardo Leon was arrested after he broke into the “Love on the Brain” singer’s Hollywood Hills home while she was away and spent about 12 hours inside. Leon—who gained entry to the property after hoping a fence—was found the next day by Rihanna’s assistant, per The Los Angeles Times. He later pleaded no contest to stalking.
