Walter Moorhead, 74, mistook a woman walking in a field with two children for a deer while he was hunting, according to the Delaware State Police. A 74-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a woman after he said he mistook her for a deer while hunting, the Delaware State Police said.
Walter Moorhead of Salisbury, Maryland, was arrested after troopers responded at about at 7:40 p.m. on Friday to a report of a woman shot in an open field in the town of Ellendale. Troopers provided care before the 39-year-old woman was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. KATSEYE Drops Out of Olivia Rodrigo’s Festival After Megan Is Injured
State police identified the woman Sunday as Santos Maria Chilel Soto of Georgetown, Delaware.
Chilel Soto was walking in the field with a man and two children when Moorhead fired at her, according to state police. He was allegedly hunting from a camouflaged shelter, known as a “ground blind,” and believed he saw a deer and fired his rifle, striking Chilel Soto, according to police.
Moorhead was charged with manslaughter, reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was released on $43,000 cash bond, state police said. Joey Lawrence Reveals His Daughters’ Honest Reaction to His Fame
Moorhead did not return a phone call requesting comment on Sunday. It was not immediately clear whether he has retained an attorney.
