A Florida woman has been formally indicted on attempted murder charges after allegedly firing more than 20 rounds from a semiautomatic rifle at Rihanna’s Beverly Crest home in Los Angeles earlier this year, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, of Orlando, drove up to the Grammy-winning singer’s residence on March 8 at approximately 1:20 p.m. and unleashed a barrage of gunfire from an assault-style rifle, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky and their three children were all on the property at the time of the shooting. The couple was inside an Airstream trailer parked in front of the home when the shots were fired. Bullet damage was found on the property’s exterior gate, a wooden fence, the Airstream trailer, a patio and an exterior wall.
Ortiz entered a not guilty plea to one count of attempted murder along with 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. Prosecutors also added allegations that she personally and intentionally discharged the rifle.
No one was injured in the incident. District Attorney Nathan Hochman stated that it was pure luck rather than any restraint on the suspect’s part that prevented deaths or serious injuries and called the shooting a serious and violent crime.
Ortiz was taken into custody during a traffic stop approximately three miles from the scene in the Sherman Oaks area of the San Fernando Valley. She was the sole occupant of the vehicle at the time of her arrest.
A judge earlier this week determined that Ortiz is mentally competent to stand trial following a series of psychiatric evaluations. She is currently being held on $2.6 million bail and is scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial hearing on October 28.
If convicted on all charges Ortiz could face a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.