Prosecutors say bullets tore into Rihanna’s home while her children were inside, and a grand jury now calls it attempted murder.
Story Snapshot
- A Los Angeles County grand jury indicted Ivanna Lisette Ortiz on 14 felonies, including attempted murder.
- Prosecutors say a semiautomatic rifle hit a trailer where Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were and a nursery wall.
- Ortiz pleaded not guilty and told investigators she “wasn’t attempting murder”.
- A judge found Ortiz mentally competent to stand trial.
The Indictment And What It Alleges
Los Angeles County prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging Ivanna Lisette Ortiz with one count of attempted murder, ten counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper.
The District Attorney’s press release states the case stems from gunfire at Rihanna’s Beverly Crest home earlier this year. Prosecutors allege the shooter fired a semiautomatic rifle at the property during the day. These charges signal the state will argue Ortiz intended to kill, not just scare or threaten.
Associated Press reporting says shots struck a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their children were, which raises the stakes of the conduct and explains the companion assault and dwelling counts.
Those counts do not require proof of a plan to kill. They focus on willful shooting at people and homes. Prosecutors often pair them with attempted murder to give jurors options if they agree a shooting occurred but split on intent.
What The Defense Has Said So Far
Ortiz pleaded not guilty at her arraignment, which is her right and not evidence either way. After her arrest, she told investigators, “I wasn’t attempting murder,” according to court-linked reporting that quoted a police report.
That statement is brief and does not explain her version of events. A simple denial will not carry her case. Her lawyers will need to attack the intent claim, witness IDs, ballistics, and any digital evidence that tracks travel or planning.
A judge found Ortiz mentally competent to stand trial, which allows the case to move forward on a normal track. Competency only means she understands the process and can work with counsel. It says nothing about guilt.
The calendar now points to pretrial motions that can shape the trial. Expect fights over statements to police, expert testimony on firearms, and whether jurors can hear about any prior threats or messages, if any exist in the case file.
Why Attempted Murder Is The Mountain To Climb
California law treats intent as the core of attempted murder. Jurors must decide not only that Ortiz fired, but that she meant to kill a person, and took a direct step toward that goal. Hitting a trailer or a nursery shows extreme danger and recklessness.
But danger alone is not intent. Prosecutors often answer that gap with details like aiming at occupied areas, number of rounds, distance, and any words or messages that point to purpose.
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz pleaded not guilty to 14 felony counts in the alleged shooting at Rihanna’s Los Angeles home. Bullets struck a nursery wall while her three children were there; no one was injured.
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Common sense says you do not spray a home with a semiautomatic rifle unless you accept that someone could die. If the state proves the shots targeted occupied spaces, an intent inference strengthens.
If the evidence shows wild, blind firing with no sign of aiming at a person, a jury could land on the assault and dwelling counts while rejecting attempted murder.
What To Watch As The Case Advances
Watch for ballistics and trajectory maps that show where bullets entered and their paths inside the home. Those facts can make intent concrete for jurors.
Look for surveillance video, license plate readers, or phone location data that trace travel to the scene, which can support planning.
Expect the prosecution to present the scene as a kill attempt on Rihanna, with “everyone else” as collateral, a claim officers and commentators have highlighted in public forums. The defense will try to reframe it as reckless violence without the specific plan to kill.
