Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Upgraded Charges

BY Alexander Cole
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Ivanna Ortiz, the woman accused of shooting at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, has pleaded not guilty to her new charges.

Ivanna Ortiz allegedly opened fire on Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's home in Los Angeles last March. At the time of the shooting, Rocky and Rihanna were in an Airstream trailer parked in the driveway. According to Rolling Stone, the singer was standing in the trajectory of one of the bullets, which pierced the trailer's windshield.

Yesterday, we reported that Ivanna Ortiz was given a psychological evaluation and was deemed fit to stand trial. Today, she had another court hearing, where she was presented with 14 charges, many of which were both new and upgraded. Ortiz faces an attempted murder charge, as well as 10 counts of using an assault weapon. There are also three counts of three felony counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper. 

As Rolling Stone reports, Ortiz pleaded not guilty to the charges as she stares down life in prison. Ortiz will be back in court on October 29.

Ivanna Ortiz Pleads Not Guilty

“This is a person who wanted to kill Rihanna, and everyone else was collateral damage,” District Attorney Alexander Bott said.

In a YouTube video uploaded on January 4 of 2026, Ortiz made threats towards Riri. “Listen, Rihanna. When you die, God is taking me to my future. You want to kill me. Shut the fuck up,” Ortiz said.

“Opening fire in any populated neighborhood is extremely dangerous, puts lives at risk, and will be fully prosecuted,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said following the announcement of the charges months ago. “Thankfully, no one was injured in this shooting, but this careless violence will not be tolerated in our community. Such shooters will find their next destination to be our jails and prisons.”

Stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest updates on this developing story.

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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!

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