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Rihanna shooting suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder

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Rihanna shooting suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder
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  • Ivanna Lisette Ortiz pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of Rihanna.
  • Ortiz is accused of firing about 20 bullets from an AR-15 into Rihanna's home.
  • No one was injured in the March 8 shooting.

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz entered a not guilty plea to the attempted murder of Rihanna, according to multiple reports. Prosecutors allege that Ortiz fired approximately 20 rounds from an AR-15 style rifle into the exterior wall of the singer's home in Beverly Hills on March 8. No one was injured in the shooting, authorities said.

Ortiz faces 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and three counts of shooting at an occupied vehicle or dwelling, according to court documents. If convicted on all charges, she could face life in prison. Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott described the incident as "a dangerous, deliberate shooting into occupied homes" during a press conference, adding that "this is the kind of conduct that could easily have resulted in multiple" casualties. The motive for the shooting remains unclear, and it is not known what additional security measures have been taken at Rihanna's residence. The current status of the court case against Ortiz has not been disclosed.

This case involves a dangerous, deliberate shooting into occupied homes. This is the kind of conduct that could easily have resulted in multiple

Alexander Bott, Deputy District Attorney

Separately, Rihanna's daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers, made her magazine cover debut at seven months old on the cover of W Magazine's 'The Pop Issue', according to major media reports. Rocki was born in September 2025.

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