Coroner Releases Details On Shooting Death

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at approximately 7:12 a.m., the Boone County Coroner’s Office was dispatched to a residence located at 4283 Maize Lane in Whitestown, Indiana, following reports of a fatal shooting.

Upon arrival, investigators from the Boone County Coroner’s Office joined members of the Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department to begin a parallel investigation into the incident.

In accordance with Indiana law, the Boone County Coroner’s Office is responsible for making legal identification and determining the manner and mechanism of death. The Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department is the investigating law enforcement agency in this incident.

Through our investigation, we have identified the victim as 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios Perez de Velasquez, a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Today, a forensic autopsy was conducted by a board-certified forensic pathologist. At the completion of the examination, the Boone County Coroner’s Office has determined that the manner of death is homicide and that the death was a result of a gunshot wound to the head.

This remains an active investigation.