Florida woman ID'd as shooter who targeted Rihanna's L.A. home while singer and family were inside
A 35-year-old Florida woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shots were fired Sunday at the Los Angeles home of singer Rihanna, hip-hop star A$AP Rocky and the couple’s children.
Ivanna Ortiz was identified by the Los Angeles Police Department as the woman under arrest. She remained in custody after police responded Sunday afternoon to a report of shots fired from a car at the nine-time Grammy winner’s home in Los Angeles’ Beverly Crest neighborhood.
The shooting was reported at about 1:30 p.m. at the home that Rihanna shares with hip-hop star A$AP Rocky and the couple’s three children. The LAPD confirmed to NBC Los Angeles that Rihanna, A$AP Rocky and the children were home at the time of the shooting, but no injuries were reported.
Ortiz, the only person in the car, was arrested about three miles away during a traffic stop in the west San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks, police said. She was jailed on $10 million bond.
The Los Angeles Police Department said a woman drove up to the property and fired between seven and nine rounds with what police described as an AR-15-style rifle. Video showed what appeared to be bullet holes in the home’s front gate.
The front gate of the property appeared to be riddled with bullet holes and investigators were seen examining an Airstream trailer parked in the driveway.
Details about a possible motive were not immediately available.
Law enforcement records show Ortiz has a history with police in Florida. The Orange County, Florida Corrections Department confirmed Ortiz was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence battery in June 2023 and violation of domestic injunction three months later.
In a Feb. 23 post on Ortiz’s Facebook page, Rihanna was mentioned and tagged.
Representatives for the celebrity couple did not immediately respond to NBC News’ requests for comment.
The “Umbrella” singer and “HIGHJACK” rapper welcomed their third child in September
A neighbor in the community nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains on LA’s Westside said she was washing dishes when she was startled by the loud sounds of gunfire in their secluded neighborhood.
“I was a little shocked,” the woman told NBC Los Angeles. “We don’t hear this kind of thing in this neighborhood. It’s pretty quiet.”
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