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A 74-year-old hunter has been arrested and charged in a homicide investigation in which police allege he\u00a0fatally shot\u00a0a woman in Delaware whom he allegedly mistook for a deer.<\/p>\n

Walter Moorhead of Salisbury, Maryland, was charged with manslaughter and related crimes after allegedly shooting the woman while hunting Friday evening in a field near Ellendale, Delaware,\u00a0according to\u00a0the Delaware State Police.<\/p>\n

“The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was walking through the field with a man and two children while Moorhead was hunting deer from a ground blind. Moorhead believed he saw a deer and fired his rifle, striking the victim,” the Delaware State Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Walter Moorhead, a 74-year-old hunter from Salisbury, Maryland, was charged with felony manslaughter, September 18, 2026, in the fatal shooting in Delaware of a woman he mistook for a deer, according to the Delaware State Police.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The victim was\u00a0identified\u00a0Sunday as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto of Georgetown, Delaware, according to the state police.<\/p>\n

The incident unfolded around 7:40 p.m. on Friday, according to the state police, who said troopers who were called to the scene provided lifesaving medical care to the victim, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
\nTroopers took Moorhead into custody after a preliminary investigation “determined that he had fired the shot that struck the victim,” according to the state police.<\/p>\n

In addition to the charge of felony manslaughter, Moorhead is facing three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, as well as a count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, state police said.<\/p>\n

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Moorhead was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court and released after posting a $43,000 cash bond, according to the state police.<\/p>\n

Moorhead did not immediately return a call from ABC News on Sunday seeking comment at a phone number listed for him. It was unclear if he had hired an attorney.<\/p>\n

The Delaware State Police said the shooting remains under investigation and asked anyone with information about the incident to call its homicide unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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