Curt Douglas Andersen is the owner of house Maria Florinda Rios Perez was unalived in 4283 Maize lane

 

Whitestown Police say the woman shot and killed on the front porch of a home in the Heritage subdivision was mistakenly at the wrong address while working with a cleaning crew.

According to investigators, police responded to a report of a possible home invasion. When officers arrived, they found the woman, identified as Perez, unresponsive on the front porch. Police later confirmed that she never entered the home and had been at the address in error.

A witness, Velazquez, who was nearby when the shooting happened, said the family is devastated and seeking accountability.

“Yo pido justicia porque la persona que hizo eso no creo que no está bien de la cabeza,” he said.
(“I ask for justice because the person that did this is not right in the head.”)

Perez leaves behind four children, ranging in age from 17 years old to just 11 months.

“No es posible que él está libre mientras que los niños están sufriendo con su dolor por sus madre,” Velazquez added.
(“It’s not possible that he is free, while the children are suffering from the pain of losing their mother.”)

Perez’s cousin, Wilmer Alvarez, questioned why deadly force was used.

“Si él estaba en amenaza por lo menos si tanto hubiera sido el coraje dispararle en una pierna, inmovilizarla,” he said.
(“If he was so threatened, at the very least, if he was that angry, he could have shot her in the leg, immobilized her.”)

The family says they want justice and closure.

“Lo único que la familia exige es justicia para ese cobarde, porque ese cobarde es una de las peores personas que puede haber aquí,” said Alvarez.
(“The only thing the family is demanding is justice for that coward, because that coward is one of the worst kinds of people there can be here.”)

Police say the investigation is ongoing, and no further details on potential charges have been released.