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Grand jury indicts Ivanna Ortiz in shooting at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home

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Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, of Orlando, Florida, has been indicted by a Los Angeles County grand jury on 14 felony counts, including attempted murder, in connection with a March 8 shooting at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s Beverly Hills-area home. Prosecutors say Ortiz drove a Tesla to the property and fired a rifle, with bullets striking a trailer the couple was in and a nursery where their children were; no one was injured. A judge ruled Ortiz mentally competent to stand trial days before the indictment was unsealed. She pleaded not guilty through her attorney and was ordered held on bail reported as $2.6 million to $2.65 million. A deputy district attorney said Ortiz intended to kill Rihanna.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, is accused of firing a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s Beverly Hills-area home on March 8.

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  2. Bullets struck a trailer the couple was in and a second-story nursery where their children were; no one was injured.

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  3. A grand jury indicted Ortiz on 14 felony counts, including attempted murder, which was unsealed September 30.

    Reported byCenterRight

  4. A judge ruled Ortiz mentally competent to stand trial shortly before the indictment was unsealed.

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  5. Ortiz pleaded not guilty and was held on bail reported at $2.6 million (PBS/AP) or $2.65 million (New York Post).

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  1. A deputy district attorney said Ortiz ‘wanted to kill Rihanna’ and that everyone else present was ‘collateral damage.’

    Reported byRight

  2. Ortiz allegedly drove a Tesla to the property and had obtained the weapon in Florida.

    Reported byCenterRight

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The exact bail amount set for Ortiz.

    The New York Post reports bail was raised to $2.65 million, while PBS NewsHour (via AP) reports the judge ordered her held on $2.6 million bail.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    TheGrio’s headline focuses narrowly on the competency ruling, centering the legal process rather than the shooting’s details.

    Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna and ASAP Rocky’s home determined mentally fit to stand trial
    TheGrioLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    PBS/AP’s headline straightforwardly states the indictment and charge, in standard wire-service style.

    Woman accused of firing at Rihanna's home indicted on attempted murder with assault weapon
    PBS NewsHourCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The New York Post’s headline leads with a dramatic prosecutor quote rather than a neutral description of the indictment.

    Accused shooter ‘wanted to kill Rihanna, everyone else was Euphemism“collateral damage”The phrase softens the fact that other people, including children, were endangered by the shooting, framing them as incidental losses rather than victims.More neutral: others present were not the intended targetThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight?’: prosecutors
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    collateral damageMore neutral: civilian casualties or civilians killed

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    Everyone else was collateral damage,” deputy district attorney Alexander Bott told reporters outside a downtown…

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • competency determination
  • maximum sentence faced
  • charges filed

Leaves out

  • grand jury indictment and its 14 counts
  • prosecutor’s ‘collateral damage’ quote
  • bail amount

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • TheGrioLeft

    Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna and ASAP Rocky’s home determined mentally fit to stand trial

    Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted in relation to the March

    Read at TheGrio (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • grand jury indictment details
  • timeline of competency evaluation and court proceedings
  • bail amount and no injuries

Leaves out

  • prosecutor’s ‘collateral damage’ quote

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • PBS NewsHourCenterAssociated Press report

    Woman accused of firing at Rihanna's home indicted on attempted murder with assault weapon

    A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their kids were, has been indicted by a grand jury on 14 felony counts including attempted murder.

    Read at PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • prosecutor’s quote about intent to kill Rihanna
  • upgraded charges
  • weapon origin in Florida

Leaves out

  • mentally fit/competency hearing procedural details reported elsewhere

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRight

    Accused shooter ‘wanted to kill Rihanna, everyone else was Euphemism“collateral damage”The phrase softens the fact that other people, including children, were endangered by the shooting, framing them as incidental losses rather than victims.More neutral: others present were not the intended targetThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight?’: prosecutors

    The alleged shooter's indictment included 10 upgraded charges from assault with a semi automatic weapon to assault with an assault weapon.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    TheGrio, Sep 29, 3:17 PM EDT

  • Center

    1 day 4 hr later

    Its first report, Sep 30, 7:54 PM EDT

  • Right

    23 hr 34 min later

    Its first report, Sep 30, 2:50 PM EDT

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  1. TheGrioLeftSep 29, 3:17 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightSep 30, 2:50 PM EDT
  3. PBS NewsHourCenterSep 30, 7:54 PM EDT

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