Police Say Cleaning Woman Shot Dead in Indiana After Arriving at Wrong House

Police Say Cleaning Woman Shot Dead in Indiana After Arriving at Wrong House
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 Nov. 5, 2025. WRTV via AP
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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 connection with Wednesday’s killing.