Los Angeles police have arrested a Florida woman accused of firing an AR-style rifle at Rihanna’s home in the Beverly Crest neighborhood, an incident that authorities say sent bullets through the front gate and into the property area but left no reported injuries.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the suspect, identified as Ivanna Ortiz, remained in custody after officers responded Sunday afternoon to reports of shots fired from a vehicle at the nine-time Grammy winner’s residence in Beverly Crest. Officers said Ortiz drove up to the property and fired between seven and nine rounds from what police described as an AR-15-style rifle, with video appearing to show bullet impacts on the home’s front gate.
Investigators say Ortiz was the only person in the car at the time of the incident. She was arrested several miles away during a traffic stop in the west San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks, after police located and stopped her following the shooting. Police said she was jailed on a $10 million bond, though other reporting later placed bail at around $10.2 million.
Authorities allege the shooting occurred around midday Sunday, with dispatch audio referenced by other outlets describing gunfire from across the street near the property’s gate. In that account, the vehicle was described as a white Tesla that fled south on Coldwater Canyon Drive after shots were fired, according to the police dispatch information.
Investigators and court-related reporting portray the attack as targeted and high-risk, involving rounds aimed toward the music star’s mansion and at least one nearby vehicle. The Los Angeles Times reported that authorities allege Ortiz fired from a Tesla and that she hit the front gate and a nearby RV at the mansion. The paper also noted she was arrested soon after in Sherman Oaks and booked, with bail set at roughly $10.2 million.
While the gunfire prompted alarm across the canyon area, reporting indicates no one was injured. Court-related information carried by the BBC states that prosecutors allege Ortiz attempted to kill Rihanna and others who were inside the home and another adjacent property, including the rapper A$AP Rocky and their three young children. The BBC also reported that the defense sought a reduction in bail, while the prosecution argued the circumstances showed dangerous premeditation.
In the BBC account, prosecutors told the court that Ortiz was accused of firing about 20 rounds from an AR-style weapon—an estimate that is higher than the range described in the initial police account provided by NBC Los Angeles. The BBC further reported that the prosecution argued Ortiz allegedly had a wig with her as a disguise, presenting it as evidence of planning. A spokesperson for the district attorney’s office, as described by the BBC, also reported that the judge prohibited Ortiz from working as a speech pathologist in California.
Ortiz has faced attempted murder allegations along with multiple firearm-related counts. The BBC reported that she confronts numerous felony charges, including 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper. Prosecutors said each assault count is tied to a person Ortiz allegedly shot at.
Local coverage also framed the case as involving an Orlando, Florida woman accused of carrying out the attack on Rihanna’s property in Los Angeles. A report from FOX 35 Orlando, citing the LAPD, described the suspect as Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, from Orlando, and said she was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and held on a $10.2 million bond.
The NBC Los Angeles report emphasized the police response and the identification of the suspect. It also underscored that officers said she was arrested during a traffic stop about three miles away in Sherman Oaks, after the shooting in Beverly Crest. NBC Los Angeles further noted that officers said the firing came from a car and that video appeared to show bullet holes in the front gate.
At the time of reporting, police had not offered a public motive for the alleged attack. Neighbors and people in the area described hearing shots echo through the surrounding hills, according to other coverage cited in the verified sources. The incident has heightened attention on gun violence risks faced by high-profile residents, with law enforcement tracking the fleeing vehicle before making an arrest days later—though, in this case, Ortiz was taken into custody soon after the shooting.
Ortiz has pleaded not guilty, according to reporting referenced by the BBC. Court proceedings and filings described in that coverage suggest prosecutors will aim to show she intended to harm people inside the residence and adjacent property, while the defense will contest those allegations and seek to limit further conditions of pretrial confinement.
As the case moves through the Los Angeles courts, authorities are continuing to piece together the sequence of events—from how Ortiz approached the property to where the vehicle traveled after the shooting and how investigators confirmed her identity. In the meantime, the arrest highlights how quickly detectives attempted to locate a suspected shooter after the gunfire at Rihanna’s Beverly Crest mansion.
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