Rihanna was at home in her Beverly Hills mansion Sunday afternoon when a woman fired at least 10 rounds at the property from a white Tesla parked across the street.
Summary
No one was injured; at least one bullet struck the exterior wall of the mansion and another round hit a vehicle parked in front of the home.
A 30-year-old woman was arrested roughly 30 minutes after the shooting in a Sherman Oaks mall parking garage after an LAPD helicopter tracked her fleeing vehicle.
Sunday afternoon (March 8, 2026) in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles was anything but quiet — not when a woman pulled up across the street fromRihanna's mansion and allegedly unloaded an AR-style weapon at the property while the pop icon was at home inside.
At least 10 rounds were fired at Rihanna's Beverly Hills residence on Sunday while the singer was home. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 9500 block of Heather Road around 1:15 p.m. local time following reports of shots fired at the property.
Approximately 10 shots were fired at the pop star's residence from a car that had either stopped or was parked across the street from the family's mansion. That car, as it turns out, was a white Tesla.
Sources toldABC NewsRihanna was at home, but nobody was hurt. Multiple shots were fired at the residence, but none penetrated the inside of her home, only the exterior. However, it wasn't a clean miss — at least one round penetrated a wall of the mansion, according to the Los Angeles Times. Multiple rounds also hit a vehicle parked out front.
LAPD radio dispatch details revealed that around 10 shots were fired from across the street, striking the mansion's exterior. Following the shooting, the suspect fled south on Coldwater Canyon Drive.
Then came the chase. In the dispatch audio, officials are heard saying the suspect's Tesla was followed by an LAPD helicopter into a mall parking garage, where she was pulled over and detained by patrol units.
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About 30 minutes after the initial 911 call, officers located the suspect's vehicle in a Sherman Oaks shopping center parking lot, where she was arrested without further incident.
A 30-year-old female suspect was taken into custody, according to police. Police said the suspect allegedly fired multiple rounds from inside a vehicle parked across the street from the residence. Sources said the weapon allegedly used by the woman was an AR-style gun.
The motive was not immediately clear, and the investigation is ongoing. LAPD Sgt. Jonathan de Vera confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that no injuries were reported in the incident.
The stakes here are significant. Rihanna reportedly lives at the colonial-style property in the Post Office area of Beverly Hills with her partner, rapperA$AP Rocky, and their three young children. The couple has three young children together: two sons, RZA, born in May2022, andRiot, born in August 2023, and their daughterRocki, who arrived just over five months ago. It remains uncertain whether any of the children were present during the shooting incident.
The best-selling artist and entrepreneur had her third child just last September, having revealed the pregnancy at last May's Met Gala.
For all the chaos unfolding outside, it's worth noting what Rihanna has been navigating behind closed doors. A year ago, Rihanna said she'd "cracked the code" for her ninth album, and recent reports say she's been in the studio — her last album was 2016'sAnti. A Sunday afternoon shootout at her home was not exactly the kind of studio buzz anyone had in mind.
The motive was not immediately clear, and the investigation is ongoing.CNN notedthat representatives for Rihanna had not yet responded to requests for comment at the time of publication. This is a developing story.
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