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Jericho Paradeza

Hunter Slapped With Manslaughter After Shooting Woman in Woods Claiming He Thought She Was a Deer

74-year-old Walter Moorhead allegedly mistook 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto before fatally shooting her (Credit: Unsplash - Sebastian Pociecha)

74-year-old Walter Moorhead has been charged with felony manslaughter after fatally shooting a 39-year-old woman, allegedly believing that she was a deer. Moorhead, from Salisbury. According to authorities, the incident happened in an open field near Ellendale, Delaware, on Friday evening, 18 September.

The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, who was walking through the field with a man and two children, according to Delaware State Police. Moorhead, who's from Salisbury, Maryland, was taken into custody at the scene while Soto was given medical treatment at the scene by responding troopers.

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