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‘This incident really changed everything’: ASAP Rocky speaks out for the first time about the shooting at Rihanna’s home

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Rihanna will remember the day of March 8, 2026 for a long time. And for good reason, her property in Beverly Hills, where she lives with her partner ASAP Rocky and their three children, was targeted by a certain Ivanna Lisette Ortiz. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, the young woman arrived on the scene and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle. If no one was hit by the shots, aerial images taken after the attack showed several bullet holes in the gate of the singer’s home.

ASAP Rocky reveals how shooting at girlfriend’s home shocked his family

Almost three months to the day after his partner’s home was targeted by a certain Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, ASAP Rocky spoke about this incident which turned his life upside down as well as that of his family in an exclusive interview granted to the magazine VIBE. Someone tried to harm me and my family. It deprived me of a lot of peace and happiness, of this simple freedom. I don’t want my peace and joy stolenat-il déclaré.

Although he acknowledges that the shooting deeply upset him, the American rapper nevertheless claimed to make the distinction between “There are people who have mental problems, obviously. And there are people who are mentally ill, and then there are plenty of normal people who are just fans.”he confided. Before returning once again to what happened last March: “This incident really changed everything. It robbed us of the peace and happiness of just being free. But in my own town [Harlem, NDLR]I don’t feel scared or threatened”.

What happened to the woman accused of shooting up Rihanna’s property?

Questioned by the authorities, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz pleaded not guilty to several charges during a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court. The young woman was charged with attempted murder, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and shooting at a home or trailer. In court, the thirty-year-old claimed that she “did not intend to kill”. Held on bail of $1.875 million, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz faces life in prison. This Tuesday, June 2, a mental capacity evaluation hearing took place to determine whether the young woman is mentally fit to stand trial.