An Indiana woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning after she and her husband mistakenly arrived at the wrong address for a scheduled cleaning job, according to local authorities, as reported by The New York Post.
The victim, Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez, 32, was fatally shot just before 7 a.m. in Whitestown, a small community about 22 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
Pérez and her husband, Mauricio Velázquez, both self-employed cleaners, had been contracted to clean a home in the neighborhood.
Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, was the mother of four killed in Whitestown this morning. Her family says her husband was with her when a man shot her on the porch of a home.
Whitestown Metropolitan Police said her cleaning crew had mistakenly gone to the wrong home. pic.twitter.com/JhVMwHK0VV
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According to IndyStar, the couple double-checked the address and drove around the area to confirm they were at the right location. When they reached the house, Pérez and Velázquez attempted to unlock the door with the keyring they had been given for the job.
“She didn’t even put the key in when I heard the shot happen,” Velázquez told IndyStar.
“I saw my wife had stepped back twice, and then the keys dropped. Then she dropped, and I went to catch her. I was trying to console her and tell her everything was going to be OK, but I was seeing the blood coming out.”
A 911 call reporting a possible home invasion was made around the same time. When Whitestown Metropolitan Police officers arrived, they found Pérez wounded on the front porch as Velázquez attempted to help her.
Despite lifesaving efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez was shot and killed outside of a Whitestown house this morning.
Rios Pérez and her husband were there to clean the house, but mistakenly arrived at the wrong address, according to police. https://t.co/hjEq5O2KL6
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Police later confirmed that the couple had gone to the wrong home and that there was no evidence of a break-in attempt. “The facts gathered do not support that a residential entry occurred,” the department said in a statement.
“The loss of life is always a profound tragedy, and our hearts and prayers go out to all those affected.”
Authorities have not announced any arrests or filed charges in connection with the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing.
Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood told NBC News that Indiana’s Stand Your Ground law could factor into how the case is handled.
“When it comes to a dwelling, individuals can use reasonable force, including deadly force, against another person,” Eastwood said.
“They have no duty to retreat. That person who uses that force has to reasonably believe that the force is necessary to prevent or terminate an unlawful entry or attack on the person’s dwelling.”
Velázquez, who witnessed the shooting, said his wife was a devoted mother and partner. “For me, she was the love of my life,” he said. “She was a good wife and a good mother.”
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A 32-year-old mother of four was shot and killed in Whitestown, Indiana, after she and her husband arrived at the wrong house for a cleaning job.
Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez and her husband, Mauricio Velázquez,… pic.twitter.com/nJv7FnemSx
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Pérez is survived by her husband and four children — three daughters, ages 17, 10, and 8, and a nearly one-year-old son. The family had lived in Indianapolis for about a year after immigrating from Guatemala, where Velázquez is now working to return his wife’s body for burial.
“Just pray for my family,” Velázquez said. “Raising them isn’t going to be easy.”
Sounds like a set-up to me.