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Hunter Mistook Woman for Deer in Fatal Delaware Shooting, Police Say

Walter W. Moorhead, 74, was charged with manslaughter in the death of Santos Maria Chilel Soto, 39, last week in Ellendale, Del., the authorities said.

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Walter Moorhead, 74, jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after allegedly shooting a woman while hunting in Delaware A Maryland hunter was recently jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after he allegedly fatally shot a woman whom he mistook for a deer, according to authorities in Delaware . Walter Moorhead, 74, was hunting from a ground blind in a field near Ellendale, Delaware, at about 7.40pm on Friday when he belie…

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US hunter charged after fatally shooting woman he mistook for a deer, police say

Walter Moorhead, 74, jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after allegedly shooting a woman while hunting in Delaware A Maryland hunter was recently jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after he allegedly fatally shot a woman whom he mistook for a deer, according to authorities in Delaware . Walter Moorhead, 74, was hunting from a ground blind in a field near Ellendale, Delaware, at about 7.40pm on Friday when he belie…

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Hunter fatally shoots woman he mistook for a deer, police say

A man shot and killed a woman in Delaware last week, after he mistook her for a deer, police said.

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