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Indiana Wrong-Address Shooting Leaves House Cleaner Dead as Prosecutor Weighs Charges

Authorities are evaluating whether the homeowner’s use of deadly force fits Indiana’s dwelling-defense law after a cleaner was killed at the wrong address.

Overview

  • Whitestown police say a single round was fired from inside through a closed front door, and investigators concluded no residential entry occurred.
  • The victim was identified as Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, a mother of four whose husband was on the porch and said he never saw the shooter.
  • A firearm was recovered at the scene, detectives are interviewing everyone involved, and officials urged the public to avoid unverified claims.
  • The Boone County coroner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head, a classification that does not itself determine criminal liability.
  • Prosecutor Kent Eastwood said a charging decision is not expected until next week with a grand jury possible, and attorney Guy Relford has been retained to represent the homeowner.