Woman Arrested For Firing Shots At Rihanna’s Los Angeles Home

A woman was taken in custody on Sunday (March 8) after she allegedly fired shots into the Los Angeles-area home of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky. The Los Angeles Times reported that officers responded to a report of a shooting at 1:21 p.m. on Sunday, with an unnamed 30-year-old female detained in the incident.

According to reports, a round penetrated a wall of the mansion and at least 10 shots were fired at the residence from inside a car parked across the street from the property’s gate. No injuries were reported in the shooting, which police said left bullet holes in the gate of the pop superstar’s home and in an RV parked in the driveway. ABC7 reported that Rihanna was at home at the time of the shooting and that nobody was hurt.

After opening fire, the white Tesla then fled the scene and police shared details about the suspect, including that she wore her hair in braids, had on a cream-colored shirt and that the bottom of her car was dirty. A police helicopter eventually spotted the car and followed it to a shopping center parking lot in nearby Sherman Oaks, where the suspect was arrested around 30 minutes after the 911 call came in.

“When they pulled the suspect over and took her into custody, they searched the vehicle and located an assault rifle and seven casings,” LAPD spokesperson Armen Arias told the Times. NBC reported that the alleged shooter used an AR-15-style assault rifle.

Rihanna reportedly lives in the home with partner Rocky and their three young children, though it was unclear at press time if all were home at the time of the incident and a spokesperson for the singer had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment at press time. It’s not the first time one of Rihanna’s homes has been attacked. In 2018, a man broke into her Hollywood Hills home and spent 12 hours inside before an assistant spotted him the next day; Eduardo Leon later pleaded no contest to stalking the singer.

At press time authorities had not released any further information about the alleged shooter or a possible motive.