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Alleged Rihanna home shooter charged with attempted murder

Police are seen outside Rihanna's home after a report of gunshots on 8 March, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
Footage after the attack showed bullet holes in a gate at the property, which Rihanna shares with the rapper A$AP Rocky and the couple's three children

A woman alleged to have shot at the luxury Los Angeles home of the singer Rihanna has been charged with attempted murder.

Prosecutors at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in the city alleged that Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, had opened fire at the star's estate on Sunday.

Aerial footage after the attack showed bullet holes in a gate at the property, which Rihanna shares with the rapper A$AP Rocky and the couple's three children.

Judge Theresa McGonigle presides over the arraignment for Ivana Lisette Ortiz, who is accused of firing shots at Rihanna's home in the Beverly Hills area, at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on 10 March, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ethan Swope - Pool/Getty Images)
Judge Theresa McGonigle presides over the arraignment for Ivana Lisette Ortiz on Tuesday in Los Angeles

Ms Ortiz was charged with one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, two counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, and one count of shooting at an inhabited vehicle.

Judge Theresa McGonigle ordered Ms Ortiz to be held on $1.875 million bail, and she was instructed to have no contact with the Barbados-born singer.

Ms Ortiz is next expected to appear in court on 25 March.

Police officers previously said an AR-15-style assault rifle was used in the incident, which happened in the middle of day on Sunday while Rihanna was reportedly in the home.

Source: AFP

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