SHOCK DEATH

House Cleaner Shot Dead After Turning Up at Wrong House

Mother-of-four María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez, 32, was killed after mistakenly trying to enter the wrong home.

A 32-year-old mother-of-four was shot to death on Wednesday after she and her husband mistakenly approached the wrong house for a cleaning job, authorities have heard. María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez, 32, was working as a house cleaner after emigrating to the U.S. from Guatemala four years ago in search of a better life, her brother Rudy Ríos Pérez told reporters. But what was supposed to be a routine cleaning job in Whitestown, Indiana, turned ugly when she mistakenly tried to enter a house they were not assigned to clean just before sunrise, prompting a 911 call from the home’s owners. But in the five minutes between the call being made and officers arriving on the scene, one of the occupants fired a single gunshot through their front door, striking Ríos Pérez de Velásquez in the head and killing her instantly. She was pronounced dead at the scene. County Prosecutor Kent T Eastwood says his office is reviewing the case to see if criminal charges are warranted, noting Indiana’s strict self-defense laws. “Each fact scenario is different, but it is a troubling trend in our communities across the nation,” said Eastwood. “I think everyone can agree this person should not be dead.” The victims’ children range from 11 months to 17 years, with her youngest set to turn one this month, her brother confirmed.