A man is facing several charges in the death of a 39-year-old woman, who he fatally shot while mistaking her for a deer in a Delaware field, according to police. Walter Moorhead, of Salisbury, Maryland, was charged with manslaughter and other offenses after he took aim at the woman in Ellendale the evening of Friday, September 18, Delaware State Police said in an initial news release. The woman was identified as Santos Maria Chilel Soto, of Georgetown, in an update shared by police on Sunday, September 20. Soto had been walking through the open field with her boyfriend and...
Hunter Fatally Shot Woman Walking With Children, Mistaking Her for Deer
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Sep 22, 2026 • 1 month ago
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