An Indiana resident faces manslaughter charges following the tragic shooting of a house cleaner who mistakenly arrived at his doorstep.

Curt Andersen, aged 62, allegedly shot Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez, 32, through the front door of his Whitestown residence, a suburban area near Indianapolis, shortly before 7 a.m. on November 5, according to details in a probable cause affidavit.

Police discovered Velasquez, who was originally from Guatemala, deceased on the porch. It was revealed that she was part of a cleaning crew that had unintentionally gone to the incorrect address.

In his statement to authorities, Andersen recounted that both he and his wife were asleep when they were awakened by a “commotion” at the door, which intensified. Under the impression that a break-in was occurring, he peered through a window and observed two individuals at his door.

The tragic incident involving Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez occurred on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, when she arrived at the wrong house for cleaning in Whitestown, Indiana. (Source: The Associated Press)

He loaded his handgun, returned to the window and saw them “thrusting” at the door. Without announcing himself, he fired a single shot. He said the door was never opened.

The home of Curt Andersen, 62, the Indiana homeowner charged with voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez, is shown in Whitestown, Indiana, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

When told he had killed someone, Andersen put his head down and said he didn’t mean for anything to happen to anybody, the affidavit states.

Andersen’s wife, Yoshie Andersen, told investigators that her husband fired the shot from the top of the stairs and neither of them went downstairs. He fired the shot and then told her to call 911, she said.

Investigators are seen at the home of Curt Andersen following the shooting on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (WRTV)

Investigators found a bullet hole in the door but no signs of forced entry on the door, latch or frame.

Velasquez’s husband, Mauricio, told police they had been trying to open the door with keys from their cleaning company for 30 seconds to a minute. They didn’t knock or force entry and heard no voices from inside.

Velasquez’s husband Mauricio told media outlets that he didn’t realize she had been shot until she fell back into his arms, bleeding on the porch. (WRTV)

He told media outlets that he didn’t realize she had been shot until she fell back into his arms, bleeding on the porch. On a fundraising page, her brother described Rios as a mother of four children.

Andersen could face 10 to 30 years in prison if convicted. He remains in the Boone County Jail pending an initial court appearance.

Andersen’s attorney Guy Relford said on X he was disappointed by the charges, arguing his client believed his actions were justified and protected under the state’s stand-your-ground law.

“Mr. Andersen’s actions must be evaluated based on the circumstances as he perceived them,” Relford said in the statement.

Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood announces that voluntary manslaughter charges have been filed against an Indiana homeowner in the killing of Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez in Lebanon, Indiana, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood said the case doesn’t qualify under Indiana’s stand-your-ground law because Andersen lacked sufficient information to reasonably believe deadly force was necessary.

Eastwood said the decision to file charges was not difficult and that the state will argue Andersen could not have reasonably believed he was under threat.