Hunter Mistakes Woman For Deer

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1. 20 Sep

   Moorhead was charged with manslaughter, reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

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• 25 Sep Partner of woman killed by US hunter who allegedly mistook her for deer says death ‘no accident’Minivaldo Velásquez, the partner of Santos Maria Chilel Soto who was killed by a hunter mistaking her for a deer in Delaware, told WHYY that the shooting was senseless and not an accident. Walter Moorhead, 74, has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and other charges related to the November incident near Ellendale. Police found that Moorhead fired his rifle at what he believed to be a deer but actually shot…The Guardian
• 22 Sep Hunter mistook woman for deer in fatal US shooting, police sayA hunter named Walter W. Moorhead, 74, mistakenly shot and killed Santos Maria Chilel Soto, 39, while she was walking across a field in Ellendale, Delaware on September 18 at around 7:40 pm. The incident occurred when Moorhead fired his rifle from a ground blind, thinking he had spotted a deer. Soto, who lived in Georgetown and was described as a mother of five, was with her boyfriend and his two children at the…The Straits Times
• 22 Sep Maryland hunter's alleged mistake leaves Delaware mother deadWalter Moorhead, a 74-year-old hunter from Maryland, is accused of shooting and killing Santos Maria Chilel Soto, 39, in Ellendale, Delaware, after mistaking her for a deer while she was walking with her family through an open field on Friday evening. Moorhead has been charged with manslaughter and other offenses following the incident; he posted $43,000 bond and was released from custody pending further…Fox News
• 21 Sep Maryland hunter charged after fatally shooting woman he mistook for a deer, authorities sayWalter Moorhead, a 74-year-old hunter from Maryland, was arrested and charged with manslaughter after he shot and killed Santos Maria Chilel Soto, 39, whom he mistook for a deer while hunting near Ellendale, Delaware on a Friday evening around 7:40 PM. State police determined that Moorhead fired his rifle at Soto as she walked across a field with two children; despite receiving first aid from responding troopers…The Guardian
• 21 Sep Hunter fatally shoots woman he mistook for a deer, police sayHunter Walter Moorhead fatally shot Santos Maria Chilel Soto in Ellendale, Delaware on Friday evening when he mistakenly believed she was a deer. Moorhead, 74, faces charges including manslaughter and reckless endangerment; he was released on bond after his arrest at the scene where Soto died despite emergency medical efforts. The community responded with grief and support for Soto's family, who established a…CBS News
• 20 Sep Hunter charged with manslaughter in shooting of woman he mistook for a deer: PoliceWalter Moorhead, a 74-year-old hunter from Salisbury, Maryland, has been charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting Santos Maria Chilel Soto, a 39-year-old woman in Delaware, whom he mistook for a deer on Friday evening. The incident occurred around 7:40 p.m. near Ellendale, Delaware, and Moorhead faces additional charges including reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm during the commission of a…ABC News (US)
• 20 Sep Elderly hunter kills mom of 5 he mistook for deer as she walks with kids: copsWalter Moorhead, a 74-year-old hunter from Maryland, accidentally shot and killed Santos Maria Chilel Soto, a 39-year-old mother of five from Georgetown, Delaware, while she was walking through a field with others near Ellendale on Friday evening. Police say Moorhead mistook Soto for a deer he was hunting from a ground blind when he fired his rifle. Following the incident, Moorhead faces felony charges including…New York Post
• 20 Sep Hunter charged with fatally shooting a woman he thought was a deer, police sayWalter Moorhead, 74, from Salisbury, Maryland, was charged with manslaughter and other offenses after fatally shooting Santos Maria Chilel Soto, 39, of Georgetown, Delaware, while hunting in Ellendale on Friday evening. Troopers responded to the incident at around 7:40 p.m., finding Soto shot as she walked with a man and two children in an open field; Moorhead mistook her for a deer from his camouflaged shelter. He…NBC News

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