BOONE COUNTY, Ind. — The attorney representing the family of the woman shot and killed at a Whitestown home earlier this month is encouraged that criminal charges have been filed against the homeowner.

During a press conference on Monday, Alex Limontes called the death of Maria Florinda Rios Perez “tragic and preventable.”

“This is an important step towards accountability, truth and justice and it’s a step that Maria’s family deserves,” Limontes said.

Perez and her husband were part of a cleaning crew who arrived at the wrong address the morning of Nov. 5. Whitestown police said the two never made it inside the home before Perez was shot and killed from inside.

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed a charged of voluntary manslaughter against Curt Andersen. According to prosecutor

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