Walter Moorhead, 74, has been jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after allegedly shooting a woman while hunting in Delaware. According to authorities, Moorhead was hunting from a ground blind in a field near Ellendale, Delaware, at approximately 7:40 PM on Friday when he believed he saw a deer and fired his rifle. However, it was a woman walking across the field with two children that he struck, as stated by state police.
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Maryland hunter charged with manslaughter after shooting woman he mistook for deer
Walter Moorhead, a 74-year-old hunter from Maryland, has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly shot a woman he mistook for a deer while hunting in Delaware. The incident occurred near Ellendale when Moorhead fired his rifle, believing he saw a deer.
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