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Ivanna Lisette Ortiz pleaded not guilty to all charges in connection with the March 8 shooting at Rihanna’s Beverly Crest neighborhood home in Los Angeles.
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Ortiz fired approximately 20 rounds from an AR-15-style rifle at the gate of Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles.
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Ortiz drove to the entrance of Rihanna’s property, positioned her vehicle, and opened fire.
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No one was injured in the shooting.
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Authorities have not determined a motive for the shooting.
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Ortiz was found in a car with a rifle, ammunition, and a wig she planned to use as a disguise.
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According to the criminal complaint, Ortiz faces one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, two counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, and one count of shooting at an inhabited vehicle.
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Ortiz was charged with one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling.
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Ortiz is being held in lieu of $1.875 million bail and has been ordered to have no contact with Rihanna.
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Her bail was set at $1.9 million, and a request to reduce it to $70,000 was denied.
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Ortiz is due back in court on April 8 for a preliminary hearing.
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Police arrested Ortiz at a Sherman Oaks shopping center approximately 30 minutes after the 911 call.
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A police helicopter located the white Tesla Model 3 that had fled the scene, leading to Ortiz’s arrest.
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Witnesses reported seeing a white Tesla Model 3 with a paper license plate fleeing the scene.
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Seven shell casings were found inside Ortiz’s vehicle.
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Investigators found six bullet holes in the vehicle gate to Rihanna’s home and a seventh hole in a pedestrian gate.
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Inside the property, police found three bullet holes in a wooden fence covered by tall hedges.
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Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three young children, and Rihanna’s mother were on the property during the shooting.
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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were inside an Airstream trailer parked in the driveway outside the main house when Ortiz opened fire.
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Ortiz could face life in prison if convicted on the charges.
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Ortiz appeared in a yellow jail uniform with a waist shackle and entered her not guilty plea through her public defender.
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Her lawyer, Deputy Public Defender Derek Ray Dillman, entered the plea on her behalf as she stood in a custody area.
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Ortiz spoke only to waive her right to a speedy preliminary hearing.
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Ortiz's deputy public defender requested a bail reduction from $1.9 million to $70,000, which was denied.
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Ortiz is a licensed speech pathologist in California.
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Cherise Burns, the executive officer of California’s Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, petitioned the court to require Ortiz to cease practicing speech-language pathology during the pendency of the criminal action through sentencing and appeal.
Alexander Bott, Assistant Deputy District Attorney
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"This was an extremely dangerous deliberate shooting in occupied homes," said Alexander Bott.
Alexander Bott, Assistant Deputy District Attorney
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"The defendant drove to the victim’s residence, positioned her vehicle, and fired approximately 20 rounds from an AR-style rifle into a residence where multiple adults and children were present," Bott said.
Alexander Bott, Assistant Deputy District Attorney
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"This was calculated conduct. She brought a loaded rifle, ammunition, and even a disguise in the form of a wig, which demonstrates planning," Bott said.
Alexander Bott, Assistant Deputy District Attorney
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"Ortiz showed a willingness to use a high-powered rifle in a residential neighborhood, putting numerous lives at risk. This is the kind of conduct that could easily have resulted in multiple homicides," Bott said.
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