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The woman accused of opening fire on Rihanna's home with an assault rifle made a disturbing threat to the pop star online just days before the shooting.
Ivanna Ortiz, 35, who is a Christian influencer, took to Facebook on February 23 to share a message directly targeting the singer, 38, the Daily Mail can reveal.
Sharing an image of herself in a leopard-print top, Ortiz, who is facing an attempted murder charge, posted: '@badgalriri Are you there?
'Cause I was waiting for your AIDS 5-head self to say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I'm not at.'
In other posts to her social media, Ortiz, who is also a former pageant queen, said she was 'threw [sic] with Rihanna' and branded the pop star a 'turn hiding b****'.
The Daily Mail can reveal that Ortiz has previous arrests for domestic violence, careless driving and violating pretrial release conditions in Florida.
In one post to her Facebook, Ivanna Ortiz directly called out pop star Rihanna - she appeared to threaten the singer
The Daily Mail can reveal that Ortiz also has previous arrests for domestic violence, careless driving and violating pretrial release conditions in Florida
Rihanna is seen here alongside her partner A$AP Rocky in 2022. The star was at home on Sunday when the shooting took place
In December last year, she filed an appeal to overturn a decision in her home state in which the custody of her child was given to her former partner.
Police in Los Angeles say that it was Ortiz who opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle on the Beverly Hills home that Rihanna shares with her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, and their three children on Sunday.
Radio dispatch for the incident, heard by the LA Times, said that at least ten shots rang out from the white Tesla before the driver fled.
As police started hunting for the vehicle, details were relayed over the radio, describing the woman as having her hair in braids and wearing a cream-colored blouse.
Ortiz is pictured on social media styling her hair in braids.
Her vehicle was also described as being dirty on the bottom, with a police helicopter soon catching sight of it in a Sherman Oaks parking lot where she was then arrested.
The suspected attempted murderer has promoted her 'Praying Woman's Journal' on YouTube, where she reads from the Bible daily and coaches others through prayer.
She also has posed for photos with various pageant trophies, and said she won Miss Teen Illinois Latina Princess back in 2006.
A source close to the couple told The New York Post that the two 'don't know much' and were left in the dark as to what happened.
According the LAPD per NBC4 Investigates, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky and their children - RZA, three, Riot, two, and Rocki, five months - were home during the attack, though no injuries were reported.
The LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division is investigating the incident, police confirmed.
The suspected attempted murderer has promoted her 'Praying Woman's Journal' on YouTube, where she reads from the Bible daily and coaches others through prayer
Rihanna and her young family were at the home (pictured) in Beverly Hills at the time of the shooting, according to sources. They were unharmed
Ortiz claims to have won Miss Teen Illinois Latina Princess back in 2006. She is pictured here with her trophies
Police teams are seen here outside of the home after the incident on Sunday
The suspect reportedly had her hair in braids, like Ortiz is seen with here
The Fenty Beauty founder purchased the stunning home, featuring an open-air courtyard and pool, just across the street from Sir Paul McCartney, in 2021.
The five-bedroom, seven-bathroom house is located in a secluded cul-de-sac on a sprawling 21,958sq-ft lot that was originally built in the 1930s.
Other neighbors on the same typically quiet street include Mariah Carey, who has been leasing a property a few doors down for years, as well as Madonna.
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