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Maryland Hunter Charged in Fatal Shooting of Woman Who He Allegedly Mistook for a Deer
Police say the hunter also faces firearm and reckless-endangerment charges after shooting a woman walking with a man and two children.
- On Friday evening, September 18, 2026, 74-year-old Maryland hunter Walter Moorhead allegedly shot and killed 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto in Ellendale, Delaware, after mistaking her for a deer, according to Delaware State Police.
- Moorhead fired his rifle from a ground blind while Soto walked through an open field with a man and two children, police said, believing he had seen a deer before firing.
- Authorities charged Moorhead with felony manslaughter, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, releasing him after he posted a $43,000 cash bond.
- Soto's family launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral costs and transport her body to Guatemala, raising about $4,500 of a $6,500 goal as of Monday to support her five children.
- The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit continues investigating the shooting, asking anyone with relevant information to contact Detective M. Csapo at 741-2729 or submit tips through Delaware Crime Stoppers.
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