Maryland hunter charged with manslaughter after fatal shooting of woman in Delaware field

Delaware State Police arrested Walter Moorhead, 74, of Salisbury, Maryland, on manslaughter charges after he fired his rifle from a ground blind in an open field on Sept. 18, mistakenly shooting Maria Chilel Soto, 39, of Georgetown, Delaware. Troopers arrived at the scene around 7:40 p.m. and found Soto, who was walking with a man and two children, critically injured. She was transported to a hospital where she later died. Moorhead told investigators he believed he had sighted a deer. He was taken into custody at the scene and released after posting a $43,000 cash bond. Authorities also charged him with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. The homicide unit continues its investigation.