NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Maryland hunter is accused of shooting a woman to death after mistaking her for a deer while she was walking through a Delaware field with her children, according to state police. Walter Moorhead, 74, was arrested on involuntary manslaughter and other charges after shooting Santos Maria Chilel Soto, 39, Friday night in Ellendale, Delaware, state police said in a news release. Soto was walking through an open field with a man and two children around 7:40 p.m. while Moorhead was hunting. deer from a ground blind, which is a camouflage structure used by hunters to hide from the sight of game animals. HAND HUNTING IN CALIFORNIA AFTER ARMED SUSPECT POINTS HIS GUN AT PEOPLE AND SHOOT AT OFFICERS Walter Moorhead, 74, was arrested on involuntary manslaughter and other charges. (Delaware State Police) According to police, Moorhead thought he saw a deer and fired his rifle, striking Soto. State troopers responded to the scene and provided life-saving medical care before Soto was rushed to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. reckless endangerment.SUSPECT IN DEATHS OF 5 FOUND DEAD AFTER POLICE DISCOVERED GROOMY SCENE ON RURAL PROPERTY ON THE OUTSIDE OF PORTLAND Santos Maria Chilel Soto was described as a mother of five children and a “loving” aunt. (Iglesia De Dios Fuente De Verdad Delaware) He was released after posting $43,000 cash bail. The incident remains under investigation. Soto was described as a mother of five children and a “loving” aunt, according to a GoFundMe page. “Maria’s family now faces the overwhelming pain of this sudden loss as they try to ensure she rests in dignity,” the fundraiser reads. “This heartbreaking situation has placed a heavy financial burden on the family at a time when they are deeply grieving.” Police said Walter Moorhead mistakenly believed he had seen a deer and fired his rifle. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPThe fundraiser was launched to help the family cover funeral services and the cost of sending his body to Guatemala. As of Monday afternoon, approximately $12,000 had been raised.
