Indiana Homeowner Charged in Fatal Shooting of Cleaner

An Indiana homeowner was charged with voluntary manslaughter on Monday after fatally shooting a house cleaner who arrived at the wrong address in a suburban neighborhood near Indianapolis.

Curt Anderson faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine if convicted in the death of 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez, a Guatemalan immigrant and mother of four, according to the Boone County Prosecutor's Office. The incident occurred on November 5 in Whitestown, about 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis, when Perez and her husband, Mauricio Velazquez, mistakenly approached Anderson's home as part of a cleaning crew.

Police responded to the residence before 7 a.m. that day following a report of a possible break-in. Officers found Perez deceased on the front porch from a single gunshot wound. Velazquez, who was with her, was unharmed. Authorities determined that neither Perez nor Velazquez entered the home. A bullet hole was visible in the front door, and investigators believe the shot came from inside the residence.

Velazquez recounted the moments after the shooting to local media. He said he and his wife were on the porch when a gunshot rang out through the door. He did not...