"Authorities identified the woman killed in the shooting as Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez, 32, a mother of four who lived in Indianapolis. In an online fundraiser, her brother, Rudy Ríos, said she and her husband accidentally went to the wrong house Nov. 5 on Whitestown's Maize Lane. At around 6:49 a.m., Whitestown police responded to a 911 call of a "possible" home invasion at the address."
"Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood told reporters Monday that his office had concluded Andersen was not protected by Indiana's "stand your ground" laws - among the most expansive in the nation - because Andersen "did not have a reasonable belief that that type of force was necessary, given all the facts that he had at that time." The statute allows the use of "reasonable force, including deadly force" - including against a law enforcement officer - if someone reasonably believes it is necessary"
An Indiana homeowner was charged with voluntary manslaughter after he shot a house cleaner in the head through his front door. The victim, Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez, 32, a mother of four, died on the porch after she and her husband accidentally went to the wrong Whitestown address for work. Curt Andersen, 62, faces a Level 2 felony carrying 10 to 30 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines. Whitestown police responded to a 911 call of a possible home invasion and later determined the couple were a cleaning crew. Prosecutors concluded Andersen lacked a reasonable belief that deadly force was necessary under Indiana’s stand-your-ground law.
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