Grammy-winning singer Rihanna faced a traumatic incident when she was at her Beverly Hills mansion. Multiple gun shots were aimed at her home in her presence. The police have booked a woman named Ivanna Ortiz on suspicion of firing an assault rifle at the property.
Accused booked for attempted murder
The 38-year-old singer was at home at her Beverly Hills mansion when it was struck by 10 shots by the 35-year-old woman. The accused has been booked for attempted murder with a bail amount set at 10.2 million dollars.
As per Page Six has now reported a source told the outlet “the singer is taking extra security precautions and has even rescheduled an upcoming photo shoot because of the shooting, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Another insider said Rihanna “doesn’t understand” why her family was targeted in the shooting. They added to Page Six the Disturbia performer has been left “freaking out” after the attack using an AR-15 rifle.
A source said, “Rihanna heard the shots, but was initially confused about what happened. Even with a great security team in place, it’s scary to realize that something like this can still happen. (It was) terrifying (but Rihanna is thankful) everyone is safe.”
Rihanna shares the property with her longtime rapper partner A$AP Rocky and their children RZA, three, Riot, two, and six-month-old Rocki.
About the accused
It has also been reported Rihanna’s alleged home shooter reportedly targeted the singer’s mansion days after posting a threatening message directed at the performer on social media. According to the Daily Mail, days before the shooting, suspect Ivanna Ortiz posted an abuse-filled message directed at Rihanna on Facebook on 23 February.
Sharing an image of herself wearing a leopard-print top, she is said to have written: “badgalriri Are you there? Cause I was waiting for your AIDS 5-head self to say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I’m not at.”
In other social media posts, the mail said Ortiz declared she was “threw (sic) with Rihanna” and described the singer as a “turn hiding…”.
Officers allege Ortiz fired the shots from a white Tesla before fleeing the scene.
