A grand jury has indicted a 36-year-old Florida woman for allegedly firing a rifle at the home of musicians Rihanna and A$AP Rocky in Los Angeles. The 14-count indictment against Ivanna Lisette Ortiz of Orlando, unsealed on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, includes charges of attempted murder and assault with an assault weapon.
The case follows a shooting reported on Sunday, March 8, 2026, in the Beverly Crest neighborhood. According to prosecutors, Ortiz drove across the country and used an AR-15 style rifle to fire at the residence and an Airstream trailer on the property. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott stated that the celebrity couple was inside the trailer at the time of the shooting, and their three children were in a nursery with a nanny when bullets struck the building.
The indictment was unsealed after a judge ruled on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, that Ortiz is mentally competent to stand trial. The legal proceedings had been delayed for months while Ortiz underwent psychiatric evaluation. Appearing in court on Wednesday in yellow jail clothes, Ortiz entered a not guilty plea through her attorney. The judge ordered her to be held on $2.6 million bail.
The grand jury indictment supersedes original charges filed in March 2026. The new charges include one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with an assault weapon, and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper. Prosecutors alleged that while Rihanna was the primary target, other individuals present—including A$AP Rocky, their children, Rihanna's mother, and two staff members—were also in danger. Two people in a neighboring house that was also struck were also identified as being at risk.
The scale of the case involves a $2.6 million bail requirement for the defendant, an increase from the $1.875 million bail initially set following her March 2026 arrest. The legal proceedings have already spanned more than six months due to court-ordered psychiatric evaluations. For the victims and the local community, the transition from a competency stay to an active trial signifies a move toward a legal resolution regarding the safety of their residence. The District Attorney’s office stated that this prosecution is intended to hold individuals accountable for violence within residential neighborhoods.
The next steps in the legal process include the scheduling of trial dates, which prosecutors indicated will now be on a "fast-track" following the competency ruling. Ortiz remains in custody pending these dates. The investigation into how the defendant obtained the AR-15 style rifle used in the incident remains ongoing, according to the District Attorney’s office. No specific trial start date was reported in the unsealed documents.