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Walter 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 investigation. A GoFundMe page set up to support Soto's grieving family reported raising around $12,000 towards funeral expenses and transportation costs for her body to return to Guatemala.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
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.
A Maryland hunter is accused of fatally shooting a woman after mistaking her for a deer while she walked through a Delaware field with her children, according to state police.
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she → accuse → police
Walter Moorhead, 74, was arrested for manslaughter and other charges after he shot Santos Maria Chilel Soto, 39, on Friday evening in Ellendale, Delaware, State Police said in a press release.
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Police → arrest → release
Soto was walking through an open field with a man and two children at around 7:40 p.m. as Moorhead was hunting deer from a ground blind, which is a camouflaged structure used by hunters to hide from the sight of game animals.
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which → walk → animals
According to police, Moorhead believed he saw a deer and fired his rifle, striking Soto.
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he → accord → Soto
State troopers responded to the scene and provided life-saving medical care before Soto was rushed to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
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she → respond → hospital
Moorhead was was slapped with multiple felony charges — manslaughter recklessly causing the death of another person, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.
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Moorhead → slap → endangerment
He was released from custody after posting a $43,000 cash bond.
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He → release → bond
The incident remains under investigation.
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incident → remain → investigation
Soto was described as a mother of five children and a "beloved" aunt, according to a GoFundMe page.
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Soto → describe → page
"Maria’s family is now facing the overwhelming pain of this sudden loss while also trying to make sure she is laid to rest with dignity," the fundraiser reads.
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fundraiser → face → dignity
"This heartbreaking situation has placed a heavy financial burden on the family at a time when they are grieving deeply."
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they → place → time
The fundraiser was launched to help the family cover funeral services and the cost of sending her body to Guatemala.
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family → launch → Guatemala
Roughly $12,000 has been raised as of Monday evening.
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12,000 → raise → evening
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