Rihanna Shooting Suspect Rejects Competency Evaluation, Pushes for Speedy Court Hearing
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Summary
Ivanna Ortiz, the woman accused of firing 20 shots from an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna's Beverly Hills-area home, appeared in court and pushed back against her public defender's request for a competency evaluation. Despite her lawyer raising doubts about her mental capacity, Judge Shannon Cooley ruled there wasn't enough evidence to override Ortiz's wishes to proceed with a speedy probable cause hearing. Additional filings revealed that Rihanna heard the shots first and forced A$AP Rocky to get down on the floor during the incident.
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Ivanna Ortiz, 35, told the court she wanted to move forward and set a probable cause hearing as soon as possible, despite her court-appointed lawyer raising doubt about her mental capacity.
Los Angeles County Judge Shannon Cooley ruled there was not enough evidence to override Ortiz's wishes, but she offered to assist the defense by signing an
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