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Hunter charged after police say he mistook woman for deer, fatally shot her
WKRC • • nation
Key Points:
- A Maryland hunter, Walter Moorhead, 74, has been charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting Maria Chilel Soto, 39, in a Delaware field, mistaking her for a deer.
- The incident occurred on September 18 around 7:40 p.m. when Soto was walking with a man and two children, and Moorhead fired his rifle from a ground blind while hunting.
- Moorhead was arrested at the scene and faces charges including manslaughter, possession of a firearm during a felony, and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.
- Soto was transported to a hospital but died from her injuries; the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is continuing the investigation.
- Moorhead was released on a $43,000 cash bond following his arrest.
