Articles tagged as: Whitestown
November 24, 2025
Body of Guatemalan woman killed when she went to clean the wrong Indiana house is returned home
The body of Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, a Guatemalan woman killed in Indiana, has been returned to her native country. Ríos Perez, a mother of four, was shot on Nov. 5 while mistakenly trying to clean the wrong house in Whitestown.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2025
Whitestown man charged with killing of cleaning woman released after posting bond
The judge set bail at $25,000 at a Friday hearing for Curt Andersen, who was charged with shooting and killing house cleaner María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez in early November.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2025
Whitestown man charged in shooting death of cleaning woman who went to wrong house
A Boone County prosecutor charged Whitestown's Curt Andersen with voluntary manslaughter, alleging he unlawfully shot a cleaning woman through his front door after she arrived at the wrong house for work.
Read MoreNovember 12, 2025
Prosecutor says it will take days to decide whether to charge homeowner in house cleaner's death
Prosecutors say it will take days to decide whether to charge an Indiana homeowner they say shot and killed a house cleaner after she mistakenly went to the wrong address. Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood said in a news release that he anticipates it will take at least several days to review all the evidence in Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez's death Nov. 5.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2025
Community demands 'justice for María' after house cleaner killed going to wrong address
A Lebanon vigil called for justice for María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez, a house cleaner who was shot and killed after going to the wrong home in Whitestown.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2025
Fatal shooting of cleaning woman at wrong Indiana home attracts national attention
A deadly wrong-address shooting of a house cleaner in suburban Indianapolis is drawing national attention and renewed scrutiny of self-defense laws.
Read MoreDecember 27, 2023
Shuttle connectors to warehouse jobs go fare free in 2024
Transportation for people working jobs in Indianapolis’s donut counties will be offered for free in the new year.
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