Alleged shooter at Rihanna's LA home indicted on attempted murder charge

The Florida woman was found mentally competent to stand trial.

by · 5 NBCDFW

The Florida woman accused of firing her weapon at the Beverly Crest home of singer Rihanna was indicted on an attempted murder charge, Los Angeles authorities announced Wednesday.

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, drove up to the nine-time Grammy winner's home at around 1:20 p.m. on March 8 and fired a semiautomatic rifle multiple times, according to the LA County District Attorney's Office.

Ortiz pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, two counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling and one count of shooting at an inhabited vehicle, as well as allegations that she personally and intentionally discharged a rifle.

The Orlando woman was being held on $2.6 million bail. She is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 28 for a pretrial hearing.

Rihanna, her partner, A$AP Rocky, and their three children were on the property when Ortiz fired 20 rounds from the assault-style rifle, the DA's Office said. Bullet holes were found on the exterior gate to the property, a wooden fence, an Airstream trailer, a patio and an exterior wall. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were in the Airstream, which was parked in front of the residence, at the time.

No one was injured in the shooting.

"It is pure luck and not a matter of restraint that no one was killed or injured," District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement. "Shooting at an occupied home is a serious, violent crime that is both reckless and dangerous."

Ortiz, the only person in the car, was arrested about three miles from Rihanna's home during a traffic stop in the west San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks, police said.

Earlier this week, a judge found Ortiz mentally competent to stand trial following psychiatric evaluations.

If convicted, Ortiz could face up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

This story originally appeared on NBCLosAngeles.com.