Ivana Lisette Ortiz, the 35-year-old Florida woman who was accused of targeting Rihanna‘s home in a shooting on Sunday, has been charged with attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearem and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, Los Angeles district attorney Nathan Hochman announced on Tuesday.
Hochman said that if convicted, Ortiz faces up to life in state prison. Her bail has been set at just under $1.9 million.
Earlier in March, Rihanna’s Beverly Hills home was the target of a shooting. A law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that the singer was inside the home at the time of the shooting, which was reported at 1:15 p.m. PT on March 8. According to the news publication, a woman allegedly fired several shots at the house from her white Tesla across from the property’s gate; one round penetrated its wall. Bullet holes were also spotted in the gate to Rihanna’s home and an RV that was parked outside.
There were no injuries, L.A. Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Jonathan de Vera said. After the incident was reported, police located the white Tesla, which had fled south on Coldwater Canyon Drive. A female suspect, eventually identified as 35-year-old Ivana Lisette Ortiz, was arrested at a Sherman Oaks shopping center 30 minutes after the 911 call was placed. LAPD spokesperson Armen Arias told the Times that they found “an assault rifle and seven casings” inside Ortiz’s vehicle. She was booked for attempted murder with bail set at over $10 million.
Rihanna lives in the Beverly Hills home with her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, and their three children, RZA, Riot and Rocki.
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