{"id":414031,"date":"2026-09-29T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414031\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:12:08","slug":"orlando-woman-accused-of-shooting-at-rihannas-home-is-mentally-fit-for-trial-judge-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414031\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando woman accused of shooting at Rihanna\u2019s home is mentally fit for trial, judge says"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES \u2013 A woman accused of spraying bullets at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky\u2019s home<\/a>, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery their kids were in, was found mentally competent by a judge on Tuesday to stand trial.<\/p>\n

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, of Orlando, Florida, has pleaded not guilty to trying to murder Rihanna and to more than a dozen other felony charges stemming from the shooting in March. No one was injured, but bullets tore through an Airstream trailer that the singing superstar and A$AP Rocky<\/a> were in. Shots also struck the wall of a nursery where their small children were at the time. <\/p>\n

\u201cCriminal proceedings are reinstated,\u201d Judge Maria Cavalluzzi said at a very brief hearing in Los Angeles County court after months of psychiatric evaluations. <\/p>\n

Ortiz appeared behind glass in a custody area of the courtroom, wearing yellow jail clothes and handcuffs. She didn\u2019t speak during the hearing. She could get life in prison if convicted of all the charges. <\/p>\n

There was no direct discussion of the mental evaluations in court, and case documents that include such details have been sealed. Ortiz has been returned to the regular criminal court process, which had been suspended shortly after it began. She was ordered to appear at a hearing Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Attorneys for both sides declined comment outside court after the hearing. <\/p>\n

Police and prosecutors allege that Ortiz drove a Tesla up to the Beverly Hills-area property of Rihanna and her rapper partner on March 8, pointed an AR-15 style rifle out the window and fired at least 20 rounds toward the property and a neighboring house. <\/p>\n

Investigators found bullet holes in the trailer and on the exterior wall of the home\u2019s second-floor nursery, where the three kids were with their nanny.<\/p>\n

Investigators said that after her arrest later that day, Ortiz said: \u201cI wasn\u2019t attempting murder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ortiz is charged with 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, one for each of the people on the two properties. She\u2019s also charged with three counts of shooting at an occupied vehicle or dwelling.<\/p>\n

Ortiz had no prior police record, authorities said. Public records show she had been a licensed speech pathologist for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not discussed a motive or described any connection between Ortiz and Rihanna. Her lawyers have not offered comment on her beyond her not guilty plea and procedural issues. <\/p>\n

A nine-time Grammy Award winner, Rihanna has had 14 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including \u201cWe Found Love,\u201d \u201cWork,\u201d \u201cUmbrella\u201d and \u201cDisturbia.\u201d<\/p>\n

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