Hunter charged with manslaughter in shooting of woman he mistook for a deer: Police
A 74-year-old hunter has been arrested and charged in a homicide investigation in which police allege he fatally shot a woman in Delaware whom he mistook for a deer.
Santos Maria Chilel Soto, a 39-year-old woman, was fatally shot in Delaware by a 74-year-old man, Walter Moorhead, allegedly mistaking her for a deer. Moorhead, from Salisbury, Maryland, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter and related crimes following the incident that occurred on Friday evening. According to the Delaware State Police, Moorhead was hunting deer from a ground blind when he shot the victim, who was walking through the field with a man and two children.
The victim was identified as Santos Maria Chilel Soto of Georgetown, Delaware, on Sunday. Police stated that Moorhead fired his rifle, striking the victim, and that troopers provided lifesaving medical care before she was pronounced dead at a hospital. In addition to manslaughter, Moorhead faces three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and a count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
He was arraigned and released after posting a $43,000 cash bond. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to contact the Delaware State Police's homicide unit. Moorhead's attorney has not yet been identified.
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