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Prosecutor Reviewing Wrong-Address Shooting That Killed Indiana Cleaning Worker

Prosecutors are weighing Indiana’s castle-doctrine standard following police findings of no attempted break-in.

Overview

  • Whitestown police submitted their investigative findings to Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood for a charging review.
  • Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, 32, was shot once in the head through a closed front door by a resident after she and her husband mistakenly went to the home for a cleaning job.
  • Officers said the residents had called 911 to report a possible burglary, and investigators found no evidence of an attempted break-in.
  • The Boone County coroner ruled the death a homicide, and authorities have not made arrests or publicly identified the shooter or the residents.
  • Relatives say the Guatemalan-born mother of four had been cleaning homes with her husband, who witnessed the shooting and says they double-checked the address before approaching.