US EditionIndiana homeowner charged in fatal shooting of house cleaner who showed up at the wrong door
- On Nov. 17, Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood announced Curt Andersen faces one count of voluntary manslaughter after Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, 32, was shot outside a Whitestown home on Nov. 5.
- Mauricio Velasquez said they were part of a cleaning crew and mistakenly arrived at the wrong house around 7 a.m., while police determined the cleaners did not enter and no home invasion occurred.
- Investigators say the shot came from inside the house through the closed front door, leaving a bullet hole and Andersen's shell casing on an interior staircase while Mauricio Velasquez witnessed his wife collapse.
- After a 'comprehensive examination,' prosecutors filed charges and Curt Andersen was booked into the Boone County Jail; Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood said he could face 10 to 30 years and online fundraisers raised more than $240,000 for the family.
- The case highlights national debate over stand‑your‑ground statutes and wrong‑door shootings, drawing attention alongside the Ralph Yarl and Kaylin Gillis cases in recent years.
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Indiana man charged for killing cleaner who went to wrong house
An Indiana homeowner was charged Monday for fatally shooting a cleaner who went to the wrong house. Curt Andersen, 62, was charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez, 32, in the Indianapolis suburb of Whitestown, prosecutors announced Monday. Andersen fatally shot Rios on Nov. 5 and admitted as much in a police interview, but the charges were delayed while prosecutors considered Indiana’s “stand yo…
Homeowner Shoots Through Door, Killing Cleaning Worker, Faces Manslaughter Charge
An Indiana homeowner has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after shooting and killing a woman who mistakenly arrived at his home for a cleaning job. The homeowner claimed self-defense, but investigators found no evidence of forced entry or aggression from the victim. The post Homeowner Shoots Through Door, Killing Cleaning Worker, Faces Manslaughter Charge appeared first on Concealed Nation. Continue reading Homeowner Shoots Through Door,…
Indiana homeowner charged in slaughter of mom-of-4 gunned down after arriving at wrong home for cleaning job
Curt Andersen, 62, was arrested and booked on one count of voluntary manslaughter for the killing of Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez, Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood told reporters Monday.
Indiana homeowner charged in fatal shooting of house cleaner who showed up at wrong door
An Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner was charged Monday with voluntary manslaughter in a case that raises questions about the limits of stand-your-ground laws. Curt…
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