Rihanna’s Beverly Hills home hit by gunfire; suspect arrested, LAPD says

By Dean Fioresi

A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of pop music star Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say. 

Officers were sent to the area at around 1:15 p.m. after learning of shots being fired, according to the LAPD. Upon arrival, they located a suspect and took them into custody without further incident. 

Police say that the suspect, a woman in her 30s, parked her car outside of the home and fired seven gunshots before speeding away. Her vehicle, a white Tesla, was located approximately eight miles away from the singer’s home, at the Sherman Oaks Galleria shopping center, where the woman was taken into custody. She has not yet been publicly identified.

No injuries were reported and the weapon used in the shooting was recovered by police, LAPD officials said. They also said that seven “assault rifle casings” were found at the home.

An LAPD official confirmed with CBS LA that the home targeted in the incident belongs to Rihanna. 

It’s unclear if anyone was home at the time of the shooting. 

Aerial footage showed multiple gunshot holes in the gate outside the home. The street leading up to the property was blocked off by police tape as LAPD detectives continued their investigation.

Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, rose to fame in the early 2000s with mega-hits like “Pon de Replay” and “Umbrella.” Since then, she has turned her successful music career into a business empire under her brand Fenty, which now specializes in cosmetics, fashion and lingerie. She has been with her partner, rapper ASAP Rocky, since 2020, and they share three children. She famously announced her second pregnancy during the Super Bowl LVII halftime show.