The woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home is in jeopardy of losing her professional license.
The singer’s, 38, Beverly Hills mansion was targeted in a shooting earlier this month while she and her family were inside. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, who is accused of committing the shooting, was later hit with 14 charges, including attempted murder.
Ortiz now faces potentially losing her license to practice speech-language pathology, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ.
Ortiz is reportedly licensed to practice in California, and a member of the governing board is pushing to have her barred from working if she’s released from custody.
The Florida woman obtained her license in April 2016, and it’s not set to expire until June 2027.
Ortiz is set for arraignment Wednesday morning, and if she’s released on bail or her own recognizance, the board wants her blocked from working with the public as a speech-language pathologist.
The woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, (pictured), is in jeopardy of losing her professional license as a speech-language pathologist
The singer’s, 38, Beverly Hills home was targeted in a shooting earlier this month. Ortiz is facing 14 charges, including attempted murder; Rihanna seen in February
In a press conference on March 10, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that Ortiz was charged with one count of attempted murder, ten counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, and three counts of shooting into an inhabited dwelling or camper.
Hochman said Ortiz could face up to life in state prison if convicted of the crimes.
Although Rihanna’s partner A$AP Rocky (real name: Rakim Mayers) was previously reported to have not been home at the time of the shooting, the LA DA stated in the press conference that Rihanna and Rocky, 37, had been in an airstream trailer on her property when Ortiz allegedly opened fire.
According to Hochman, Ortiz was charged with three counts of shooting into an inhabited dwelling because Rihanna’s property includes two dwellings, while Ortiz allegedly also shot at a neighbor’s home.
The DA said the 10 counts of assault were for each person allegedly in the line of fire from Ortiz.
He said Rihanna, Rocky, their three children — sons RZA, three; Riot, two; and daughter Rocki, five months — and her mother had been on her property at the time of the shooting, along with two staff members.
Two other individuals were also in the neighboring residence that Ortiz allegedly fired on.
Although no one was injured in the shooting, a law enforcement official told the Los Angeles Times that Rihanna and Rocky ‘easily could have been hit.’
The Los Angeles DA announced in his press conference that Judge Theresa McGonigle had set Ortiz’s bail at $1,875,000.
In the event that she should make bail, Ortiz was also ordered to stay away from Rihanna and Rocky.
Ortiz is reportedly licensed to practice speech-language pathology in California, and a member of the governing board is pushing to have her barred from working if she’s released from custody; Ortiz is pictured in a 2023 mugshot
Ortiz allegedly fired 10 shots with a semiautomatic firearm into the singer’s home; bullet holes seen on the exterior of the property on March 17
Rihanna, her boyfriend A$AP Rocky, their three children, and her mother had been on her property at the time of the shooting, along with two staff members; Rihanna and Rocky seen in 2025
In addition to issuing the protective order, Judge McGonigle ordered Ortiz to surrender all of her firearms.
Jim McDonnell, chief of the LAPD, said during a crime briefing earlier this month that the motive for the shooting has not been established, but the investigation by the LAPD’s Robbery–Homicide Division is ongoing.
Ortiz has previously shared messages online directly targeting Rihanna, the Daily Mail has revealed.
She shared seething posts criticizing the hitmaker on Facebook, including one in which she suggested Rihanna had spoken negatively about her, though no connection between the women has been established.
She also shared videos in which she discussed Rihanna’s death and made disturbing threats toward the singer.
The Daily Mail has also revealed that Ortiz was previously arrested for domestic violence, careless driving and violating pretrial release conditions in Florida.
