US EditionHouse cleaner shot to death on front porch after going to wrong house in Indianapolis suburb
- Whitestown police said on Nov 8 they had finished an initial probe into the fatal shooting of Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, 32, in Whitestown, Indiana.
- Mauricio Velazquez said he and his wife were house cleaners who had been working seven months and double-checked the address before mistakenly arriving at the wrong house.
- Whitestown police say she was hit by a single gunshot fired from inside the home just before dawn after a 911 call, and responders found her on the front porch.
- The Boone County Coroner's Office ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot to the head, and Whitestown police submitted the case to Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood, who will review evidence and likely update charges next week.
- Nichole Armenta started a GoFundMe and neighbours have donated thousands to help with burial plans and family needs, while Velazquez must raise their four children alone, including an 11‑month‑old.
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House cleaner shot to death on front porch after going to wrong house
In this image from video provided by WRTV, investigators work at the site of the fatal shooting of house cleaner Maria Florinda Rios Perez who went to the wrong address in Whitestown, Ind., on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. | WRTV via AP Authorities are considering whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who they say shot and killed a woman working as a house cleaner after she mistakenly went to the wrong address. Police officers found 32-year-old Mari…
In the US state of Indiana, a cleaning woman (32) was shot and killed after mistakenly arriving at the wrong house. Residents thought the woman was trying to break in and opened fire. The court said the case will be difficult, as Indiana residents are legally allowed to defend themselves in the event of a burglary.
The Indian detectives ended their initial investigation into the murder of a woman of service who had arrived wrong at a wrong address and was shot at by a tenant who was afraid that...
In a tragic incident in the US state of Indiana, 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, a mother of four, was shot and killed Wednesday when she and her husband rang the wrong doorbell for a cleaning job. The woman was shot on the porch of the house in Whitestown, a suburb of Indianapolis, and died in her husband's arms.
Police Say Cleaning Woman Shot Dead in Indiana After Arriving at Wrong House
Detectives in Indiana have completed their initial investigation into the killing of a cleaning woman who mistakenly arrived at the wrong address and was shot through the door by a resident who feared an intruder was outside, police said on Friday. The findings of the Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department were formally submitted to the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office for review to determine whether criminal charges will be brought in connec…
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