Judge Suspends Rihanna Shooting Case for Mental Evaluation

A judge in Los Angeles has suspended the criminal case against a woman accused of opening fire at singer Rihanna's home and ordered an evaluation to determine if she is mentally competent to stand trial. Judge Shannon K. Cooley made the ruling Tuesday after a private meeting with the defendant's attorney, who expressed doubt about his client's mental state.

The defendant, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, of Orlando, Florida, has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and multiple counts of shooting at an occupied dwelling and vehicle. The charges stem from an incident on March 8, when authorities allege Ortiz drove a white Tesla to Rihanna's Beverly Hills-area property and fired approximately 20 rounds from an AR-15 style rifle toward the home and a neighboring residence.

No one was injured. According to police reports, Rihanna and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, were inside an Airstream trailer on the property when the shooting occurred. Rihanna told investigators she heard loud noises, saw bullet holes in the trailer's windshield, and pushed Rocky to the ground before they ran to secure their three children and...