Crime & justice

Woman Arrested After Shooting at Rihanna's Beverly Hills Home

Was this an isolated, deranged act deserving harsh punishment or proof that California has major crime issues?

Published MAR 9

Woman Arrested After Shooting at Rihanna's Beverly Hills Home

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Above: Police are seen outside Rihanna's home after a report of gunshots in Beverly Hills, California on March 8. Image credit: MEGA/GC Images/Getty Images

The Facts

Los Angeles police responded to reports of gunfire at Rihanna's Beverly Hills home at approximately 1:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, with a female suspect in her 30s taken into custody. The suspect allegedly fired multiple shots from a vehicle across the street from the property.
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Rihanna was reportedly inside the mansion at the time of the shooting, according to law enforcement sources, though no injuries were reported in the incident. Police recovered an AR-15-style rifle and casings from the suspect's vehicle after the arrest.
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The suspect fired between seven and ten rounds toward the residence, with at least one bullet penetrating a wall of the home and additional rounds striking a gate and a recreational vehicle parked in the driveway. The woman fled the scene in a white Tesla before being apprehended.
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Officers located the suspect's vehicle approximately eight miles (12.8 kilometers) from the singer's home in a Sherman Oaks shopping center parking lot, about 30 minutes after the initial 911 call. The LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division is investigating the incident.
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Rihanna shares the Beverly Hills mansion with partner A$AP Rocky and their three children: RZA, age 3, Riot Rose, age 2, and Rocki Irish Mayers, age 5 months. It remains unclear whether A$AP Rocky or the children were home during the shooting.
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In 2018, a man broke into Rihanna's Hollywood Hills residence and spent approximately 12 hours inside before being discovered by her assistant. The intruder later pleaded no contest to stalking and received a 10-year stay-away order.
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The Spin

Narrative A

The accused perpetrator fired at least 10 rounds from an assault rifle into Rihanna's home while the singer and possibly her three young children were inside, turning a family residence into a war zone. Four bullets struck the house in this terrifying attack that could have killed a mother and her kids on International Women's Day. This incident must be prosecuted to the fullest.

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Narrative B

This shooting proves California has become lawless under its failed leadership. Even Beverly Hills mansions offer no protection anymore when criminals can freely fire assault weapons at celebrities' homes. Gavin Newsom's policies have created a state where there are literally no safe places left.

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