A woman has been taken into custody for allegedly firing an assault rifle at pop superstar Rihanna’s luxury Los Angeles home, police said Monday local time.
Police received a call about shots fired around 1:15 p.m. in the Beverly Hills area, Officer Charles Miller said. No one was injured, police said.
Aerial footage after the attack showed bullet holes in the gate of the sprawling property Rihanna shares with rapper A$AP Rocky and their three children.
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Who is Ivana Ortiz?
Ivana Lisette Ortiz, 35, of Florida, has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting at Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles on March 8 local time.
Half an hour after the incident, she was arrested in a shopping complex.
Ivana is currently in jail on $10.22 million bail. The district attorney has not yet announced charges, according to the Associated Press.
The suspect allegedly used an AR-15 rifle or semi-automatic rifle to fire 10 rounds into a Beverly Hills residence from a white Tesla that had stopped across the street. The gun was found.
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The Ivan Ortiz-Rihanna connection
It was not known if Ivana Ortiz, who is under arrest for the attack, had any connection to Rihanna or A$AP Rocky.
However, a TMZ report said that weeks before the shooting, Ivana shared a strange Facebook post about Rihanna accusing her of having AIDS.
“@badgalriri Are you there? Because I was waiting for your five-headed AIDS self to say something directly instead of sneaking around like you’re talking to me where I’m not,” Ivana Ortiz wrote on Facebook on February 23, 2026.
In a separate post, Ivana also took aim at Cardi B, TMZ reported.
“You can’t fuck me Cardi B. You’re supposed to be working right now. But you know who has the cutest outfit tonight? You know who’s the cutest tonight? It’s me. I’m the cutest tonight. You’re not doing anything to me. You’re not messing with me tonight,” Ivana wrote in her Facebook post.
Does Ivana Ortiz have a police record?
Ivana Ortiz is currently in police custody. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said the shooting is “an active investigation by the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Unit,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
According to reports on social media, Ivana has already been arrested at least twice.
Rihanna is no stranger to stalkers — in 2018, a man was accused of breaking into another of Rihanna’s homes in the Hollywood Hills and spending 12 hours there.
The man pleaded no contest in 2019 to charges of felony stalking and vandalism and misdemeanor resisting arrest. He was sentenced to probation.
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Was Rihanna home at the time of the shooting?
It was not immediately clear if Rihanna was home when the shooting happened Sunday afternoon. However, a CBS News report suggested that the singer was washing dishes when the attack occurred.
A nine-time Grammy Award winner, Rihanna has 14 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “We Found Love,” “Work,” “Umbrella” and “Disturbia.” In 2017, she founded the cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty.
SA$AP Rocky announced the birth of their third child, a girl named Rocki Irish Mayers, in September of last year.
