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ABC News (US)
· collected 2026-09-20 · by Matt Foster, Bill Hutchinson
Walter 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 felony. He was released after posting a $43,000 bond.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 18, 74-year-old Walter Moorhead from Salisbury, Maryland, was arrested after fatally shooting 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, whom he mistook for a deer while hunting in Ellendale, Delaware. The incident occurred around 7:40 p.m., shortly after sunset, when Soto was walking through an open field with her boyfriend and two children. Moorhead had been hiding in a ground blind, a camouflaged structure used by hunters to conceal themselves from game animals, when he fired his rifle believing he saw a deer. He was charged with manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Bond for Moorhead was set at $43,000, and he was released pending further investigation. Soto, described as a beloved aunt and mother of five from Georgetown, Delaware, was pronounced dead shortly after being transported to a hospital.
Written for “Hunter Mistakes Woman For Deer” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.
Hunter charged with manslaughter in shooting of woman he mistook for a deer: Police
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The victim was identified by police as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto.
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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 allegedly mistook for a deer.
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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, according to the Delaware State Police.
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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.
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Moorhead believed he saw a deer and fired his rifle, striking the victim," the Delaware State Police said in a statement.
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The victim was identified Sunday as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto of Georgetown, Delaware, according to the state police.
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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.
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Troopers took Moorehead into custody after a preliminary investigation "determined that he had fired the shot that struck the victim," according to the state police.
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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.
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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.
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Moorhead did not immediately return a call from ABC News on Sunday seeking comment at a phone number listed for him.
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It was unclear if he has hired an attorney.
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The Delaware State Police said the shooting remains under investigation and asked anyone with information about the incident to call its homicide unit.
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