Ivanna Ortiz was arrested several miles away from the singer’s Beverly Crest residence shortly after the March 8 incident.

Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s house charged with attempted murder, faces life in prison if convicted

Ivanna Ortiz was arrested several miles away from the singer's Beverly Crest residence shortly after the March 8 incident.

By Kathleen Perricone

March 10, 2026 9:08 p.m. ET

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Rihanna and her family were not hurt in the shooting. Credit:

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The Florida woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home over the weekend has officially been charged with attempted murder.

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced that Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was charged with one count of attempted murder, 10 felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and three felony counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper.

If convicted as charged, Ortiz faces up to life in state prison.

A police officer is seen outside of Rihanna's home in Beverly Crest on March 8, 2026.

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The *Los Angeles Times* reports the 35-year-old defendant, who is from Orlando, was in court wearing a blue jail jumpsuit “with her hair tied into two blonde braids.”

Ortiz’s bail has been set at $1.875 million and additionally she was ordered to stay away from Rihanna and her partner A$AP Rocky. She’s due back in court on March 25 for arraignment.

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“Opening fire in any populated neighborhood is extremely dangerous, puts lives at risk and will be fully prosecuted,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement. “Thankfully, no one was injured in this shooting, but this careless violence will not be tolerated in our community. Such shooters will find their next destination to be our jails and prisons.”

On March 8, at about 1:20 p.m., Ortiz is accused of driving up to Rihanna’s residence in the Beverly Crest neighborhood and firing a semiautomatic weapon multiple times in its direction. Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, their three young children, Rihanna's mother, and two staff members were all home at the time of the incident, "but no one was struck by gunfire," confirmed the D.A.

A law enforcement official told *The Times* that Rihanna and her loved ones “easily could have been hit."

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky in 2025.

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Ortiz fled the scene, but was arrested a short time later in Sherman Oaks, several miles away from Rihanna's Beverly Crest home.

"The Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office has been appointed to represent Ivanna Ortiz, who has been charged in connection with an alleged shooting incident near the residence of Rihanna," the Office said in a statement to **. "Because this matter is pending before the Court, our Office cannot comment on the allegations at this time. As in every case, we will work to ensure that our client receives the full protections guaranteed under the Constitution."

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** reached out to representatives for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

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