Overview
- Whitestown officers responded around 6:49 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a possible break-in and found a woman fatally wounded on a front porch.
- Investigators say a single round was fired from inside through a closed front door and the facts do not support that a residential entry occurred.
- The victim was identified as 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios Perez, a mother of four; her husband says he held her after the shooting and did not see who fired.
- The coroner ruled the death a homicide as police recovered a firearm and questioned multiple people who were inside the home; no arrests or suspect identity have been released.
- Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood is reviewing potential charges with an update expected next week and the case could be sent to a grand jury; the homeowner has retained attorney Guy Relford.