Los Angeles police on Monday identified a 35-year-old Florida woman as the suspected shooter who opened fire on Rihanna’s Southern California home with an AR-15-style rifle.
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the Sunday afternoon incident at the property outside Beverly Hills, police said.
The nine-time Grammy winner was at her home when the suspect opened fire, but she was not injured by any of the four bullets fired from an AR-15-style rifle that hit the property, police said.
A$AP Rocky and his children were also inside the Beverly Crest home, just north of Beverly Hills, when shots were fired around 1:15 p.m. PDT, police said.
The front door of the property appeared to have bullet holes and police investigated the area on Sunday.
The suspect drove up to the entrance of the property and began shooting, police said. A possible motive was unclear for hours immediately after the attack.
A car, matching the description of the one seen at Rihanna’s home during the shooting, was seen in nearby Sherman Oaks, where officers conducted a traffic stop and arrested the suspect, LAPD sources told NBC Los Angeles.
The woman arrested in Los Angeles was linked to social media accounts of an Illinois native who claims to work as a speech therapist in Florida.
State records indicate there is a woman of the same name who is a licensed speech-language pathology assistant.
Ortiz’s bail was listed in jail records at $10.225 million.
The suspect has an arrest record linked to Florida.
Her divorce from ex-husband Jed Sangalang turned violent on June 25, 2023, when she left her children at Ortiz’s apartment.
Ortiz had texted Sangalang telling him, “They’re going to punch you in the nose tonight” when they drop you off, according to an affidavit from Orlando Police Officer Jessica Hamrick.
A cellphone video of the confrontation showed Ortiz calling Sangalang a homophobic slur.
“Based on the above facts, circumstances, independent witness statement, and video evidence, I find that Ivanna Ortiz is the primary aggressor in the above incident,” which led to her arrest on suspicion of domestic battery.
