Indiana Woman Killed After Arriving at Incorrect Home Address for Cleaning Duties

Authorities in Indiana are considering whether to file charges against a homeowner who reportedly shot and killed a woman when she mistakenly went to the wrong location thinking she was scheduled to clean a property.

Officers found the victim, aged 32, dead early Wednesday morning at the entrance of a residence in a suburban town, a community of about 10,000 residents outside Indianapolis.

She was part of a cleaning crew that had gone to the incorrect house, police stated in an official release.

Officials did not publicly identified the person who fired, but investigators turned over their findings from the investigation to the Boone County prosecutor, the local district attorney, on Friday afternoon.

This case will highlight Indiana’s self-defense statutes, which allow a person to use deadly force to prevent what they genuinely think is an unlawful intrusion into their dwelling.

However the killing has shocked many. Rios Perez’s husband, her husband, told WRTV that he was standing with her at the home’s entrance but didn’t realize she had been hit until she fell into his arms, injured. On a fundraising page, her brother said that Rios Perez was a parent to four children.

Thirty-one states have similar laws to Indiana in place, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

In comparable incidents in other states, authorities have filed criminal charges against individuals who opened fire outside their homes, including a admission of guilt by an elderly man who fired at Ralph Yarl after the youth approached his home accidentally. In New York, a person was found guilty of homicide for killing a female inside a car who entered his property by mistake.

This tragic event highlights continuing discussions about stand-your-ground statutes and their application in real-life scenarios.