Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Indiana Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Cleaning Worker
A 62-year-old man, Curt Andersen, was charged with killing a 32-year-old cleaning woman, Maria Ríos Pérez, who accidentally went to his house instead of her intended client's.
Andersen's lawyer says he acted in self-defense, but the prosecutor disagrees.
Ríos Pérez had a husband and four children.
Curt Andersen, 62, charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of Maria Ríos Pérez de Velázquez
Ríos Pérez, 32, was mistakenly at the wrong home for a cleaning assignment
Andersen's attorney disputes the charge, claiming self-defense under Indiana's castle doctrine
Boone County Prosecutor Kent T. Eastwood says Andersen's actions did not fall under Stand Your Ground law
Ríos Pérez leaves behind a husband and four children
- Who
- Curt Andersen, Maria Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velázquez
- What
- Fatal shooting of a cleaning worker
- When
- Nov. 5, 2022
- Where
- Whitestown, Indiana
- Why
- Mistaken address for cleaning assignment
Prosecutor's View
Defense's View
Self-Defense Claim
Prosecutor's View
Andersen's actions did not fall under Indiana's Stand Your Ground law
Defense's View
Andersen acted lawfully in self-defense under the castle doctrine
- Victim's Age
- 32
- Suspect's Age
- 62
- Children Left Behind
- Four
- Charge
- Voluntary Manslaughter
- Prosecutor
- Kent T. Eastwood
- Andersen's Attorney
- Guy Relford