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Judge Halts Attempted Murder Case Against Rihanna Shooting Suspect for Mental Competency Evaluation

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Nancy Dillon

12d ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

A judge has halted the attempted murder case against Ivanna Ortiz, the woman accused of firing 20 shots from an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna's Los Angeles home. The incident prompted Rihanna to push A$AP Rocky to the ground for cover. Judge Shannon Cooley suspended the case after finding sufficient evidence to question Ortiz's mental competency. Ortiz will be referred to the county's mental health court for evaluation to determine if she can understand the proceedings against her.

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The woman accused of firing 20 shots from an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna's Los Angeles home, prompting the singer to push A$AP Rocky to the ground for cover, had her attempted murder case suspended Tuesday.
Judge Shannon Cooley halted the case against Ivanna Ortiz, 35, after meeting privately with a public defender and finding enough evidence to question Ortiz's mental competency, a court source confirmed to Rolling Stone.
Ortiz will now be referred to the county's mental health court for an evaluation and a determination on whether she can understand the proceedings against her.
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Rihanna shooting suspect was referred to mental health court after allegedly firing shots that prompted the singer to push A$AP Rocky to the floor.

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