US EditionIndiana Cleaning Woman Killed in Shooting After Crew Arrives at Wrong Home: Police
The woman was part of a cleaning crew who mistakenly arrived at the wrong home; police are investigating the fatal shooting as self-defense under Indiana law.
- In Whitestown's The Heritage subdivision, officers found a deceased adult female on the front porch following a 911 call early Wednesday, with evidence of a gunshot, police say.
- Arriving after a 911 call reporting a possible home invasion, police found cleaning crew members who mistakenly showed up at the wrong address and reclassified the incident as a fatal shooting.
- Detectives and crime-scene investigators are canvassing security camera footage, and Captain John Yurkosh said, `They found a deceased adult female, and they found a gunshot hole or a gunshot that had come from inside the home.`
- The department said it is working closely with the Boone County Prosecutor's Office and will not release another official update until next week; the victim's identity remains withheld pending family notification, and it is unclear if the shooter will be charged.
- Under Indiana law, a person may use deadly force to prevent unlawful entry, but charges can still be filed; Whitestown officials are trying to "unravel what exactly happened" while family members of the home's owner have no new information.
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House cleaner shot dead after showing up at wrong address in Indiana
A house cleaner was shot and killed after arriving at the wrong house in an Indiana subdivision, police said Wednesday. The Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a possible break-in at the home at 6:49 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a statement the agency shared on social media. When they arrived, they found a man and a woman on the home’s front porch. The woman had been shot and was dead by the time police arrived…
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