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The case against the woman accused of firing 20 shots from an AR-15-style rifle into Rihanna’s Los Angeles home – after which the singer pushed A$AP Rocky to the ground for protection – was suspended on Tuesday.
Judge Shannon Cooley suspended the trial of Ivanna Ortiz, 35, after she met in private with a public defender and found enough evidence to cast doubt on Ortiz’s sanity, a court source confirmed to ROLLING STONE. Ortiz will now be referred to the county’s mental health court to determine her ability to understand the cases against her.
The decision came a week after Cooley rejected a similar motion from the same defense attorney, saying there was insufficient evidence to override Ortiz’s request for a trial. Ortiz appeared in court last week while in custody but was not brought into court on Tuesday.
Indictment and allegations
Ortiz has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder, ten counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and three counts of shooting at an inhabited building. Prosecutors accuse her of driving to Rihanna’s property on March 8 and firing the shots while the famous couple, their three young children and Rihanna’s mother were there.
According to a police report seen by ROLLING STONE, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky – real name Rakim Mayers – were in an Airstream trailer parked outside the house when Rihanna “perceived approximately 10 loud noises, as if something was hitting metal.” She opened the curtains, “saw bullet holes in the windshield directly in front of where she had been standing,” and “grabbed Rakim, pulled him out of bed, told him she was being shot, and pushed them both to the ground,” the report said.
“They’re shooting at us,” the Grammy-winning singer and beauty entrepreneur reportedly said as she forced Mayers to the ground. Both then ran into the garage and brought their children and staff to safety, according to the report.
“Calculated approach”
At an earlier hearing, prosecutor Alexander Bott described the incident as an “extremely dangerous, targeted shelling of inhabited houses.” The attack lasted several seconds and could have been fatal.
“It was a calculated approach,” said Bott. “She brought a loaded rifle, ammunition and even a disguise in the form of a wig – this shows careful planning.”
Bott said Ortiz “demonstrated a willingness to use a high-powered rifle in a residential area, endangering numerous lives. This type of act could have easily resulted in multiple deaths.”
Escape and arrest
Witnesses to the March 8 attack reported seeing a white Tesla Model 3 with a paper license plate fleeing the scene. A police helicopter quickly located the vehicle, leading to Ortiz’s arrest. Investigators later found six bullet holes in the vehicle gate of Rihanna’s estate and another in a pedestrian gate, court documents obtained by ROLLING STONE confirm. On the property itself, the police discovered three bullet holes in a wooden fence hidden by high hedges.
Before the attack, Ortiz had published confusing posts on social media in which she directly addressed and tagged Rihanna. “Listen to me, Rihanna. If you die, God will take me to my future. You want to kill me. Shut up,” she said in a YouTube video titled “Praying Woman’s Journal, Day 39,” uploaded on January 4, 2026.
Before the alleged attack, Ortiz worked as a licensed speech therapist in California. In a brief obtained by ROLLING STONE, a senior employee of the state licensing board for speech-hearing therapy and audiology requested that Ortiz be barred from practicing while the criminal proceedings are ongoing, including any appeal proceedings. Another judge granted the request.
