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Gone quiet · last update Sep 30, 2026 / Los Angeles

The shooting at Rihanna's Los Angeles home and the case against Ivanna Ortiz

Overview · reviewed October 28, 2026

In March 2026 a Florida woman, Ivanna Ortiz, fired about 20 rounds at the Los Angeles home of the singer Rihanna while Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky and their children were inside, prosecutors said.[1][2] No one was hurt.[3] Ortiz was charged with attempted murder, found mentally competent to stand trial in September, and pleaded not guilty to a 14-count .[4][5]

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No one was hurt.[3] Ortiz was charged with attempted murder, found mentally competent to stand trial in September, and pleaded not guilty to a 14-count .[4][5]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2026-03-09 (UTC): 23%, 39 of 166 tracked outlets (11 left, 23 center, 5 right)Week of 2026-03-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-23 (UTC): 3%, 5 of 170 tracked outlets (1 left, 4 center, 0 right)Week of 2026-03-30 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-11 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-18 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-25 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-28 (UTC): 6%, 29 of 476 tracked outlets (9 left, 16 center, 4 right)Week of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 5 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (3 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Sep 28, 2026916429 of 4766%
Mar 23, 20261405 of 1703%
Mar 9, 20261123539 of 16623%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Sep 29, 2026 · first reported · Headline from MLive

    Woman indicted in shooting at Rihanna’s home with kids inside

Background

Police arrested Ortiz on suspicion of attempted murder after the shooting on March 8.[2][3] Prosecutors said she had put lives at risk.[1] A speech pathologist who ran her own clinic and sang in a church choir,[6] she underwent psychiatric evaluations before a judge found her competent,[4][7] and she then pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault.[5]

Supporting stories (7)
  1. Woman accused of opening fire at Rihanna's house pleads not guilty to attempted murder
  2. Who is Ivanna Ortiz? Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna's home
  3. Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna's L.A. home is charged with attempted murder
  4. Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home is mentally fit for trial, judge says
  5. Woman accused of firing at home of Rihanna indicted on attempted murder with assault weapon
  6. ‘God is taking me to my future’: How the Rihanna shooting suspect’s life unraveled
  7. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home in Beverly Hills area in Los Angeles, California, is

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 7 recorded updates

September 2026

  1. Woman accused of firing at home of Rihanna indicted on attempted murder with assault weaponHeadline from Myarklamiss · 24 outlets
  2. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home in Beverly Hills area in Los Angeles, California, isHeadline from ABC 11 Raleigh · 1 outlet
  3. ‘God is taking me to my future’: How the Rihanna shooting suspect’s life unraveledHeadline from KESQ Palm Springs · 2 outlets
  4. Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home is mentally fit for trial, judge saysHeadline from MyNorthwest · 14 outlets

March 2026

  1. Woman accused of opening fire at Rihanna's house pleads not guilty to attempted murderHeadline from NBC4 Washington · 9 outlets
  2. Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna's L.A. home is charged with attempted murderHeadline from NBC News · 43 outlets
  3. Who is Ivanna Ortiz? Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna's homeHeadline from Newsweek · 4 outlets

Coverage & sources

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