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Maryland hunter charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting Delaware woman he mistook for deer

Risingcorroborated8 outlets reported this themselves in 14 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.
  1. 20 Sept, 17:17Maryland hunter charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting Delaware woman he mistook for deer1 outlet
  2. 21 Sept, 13:37US hunter charged after fatally shooting woman he mistook for a deer, police say3 outlets
  3. and 6 one-off wordings
Sun, 20 September 2026peak 12 reports on Mon, 21 September 2026Mon, 21 September 2026

What it is about

Santos Maria Chilel SotoWalter MoorheadPeace CourtDelaware State PoliceDelaware State Police Homicide UnitMaryland, United StatesSussex County, Delaware, United StatesSalisbury, Mashonaland East, ZimbabweDelaware, United StatesWoman killed after hunterDelaware policeUSA TodayWBOC TVABC NewsDelawareMarylandGeorgetownSalisburyEllendaleUS hunter

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
fox5ny.com1 original report
Google News - Top Stories1 original report
wmdt.com2 original reports
wgmd.com1 original report
iheart.com5 original reports
20 Sept, 17:17over 25 hours21 Sept, 17:49

4 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 14 original reports

  1. Sun, 20 September 2026

    2 reports
    • fox5ny.com17:17first to report

      A Maryland hunter was arrested after shooting and killing a 39-year-old Georgetown woman he reportedly mistook for a deer in a Sussex County field.

    • Google News - Top Stories23:29

      Woman killed after hunter mistakes her for deer, Delaware police say USA Today US hunter charged after fatally shooting woman he mistook for a deer, police say theguardian.com Maryland hunter charged in fatal shooting of woman who he allegedly mistook for a deer 10TV UPDATE: Georgetown woman killed in hunting incident, Salisbury man charged WBOC TV Hunter charged with manslaughter in shooting of woman he mistook for a deer: Police ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

  2. Mon, 21 September 2026

    12 reports
    • The Guardian World13:37

      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 believed he saw a deer and fired his rifle, state police said in a statement. Yet it...

    • Google News - Top Stories14:18

      US hunter charged after fatally shooting woman he mistook for a deer, police say The Guardian A split-second mistake ended in tragedy. Now a hunter faces serious charges Cleveland.com UPDATE: Georgetown woman killed in hunting incident, Salisbury man charged WBOC TV Delaware State Police identify woman killed in Ellendale shooting Delawareonline.com Delaware hunter shoots woman. What Michigan's hunting regulations say Detroit Free Press

    • wmdt.com14:56

      UPDATE: Delaware State Police have identified 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, from Georgetown, Delaware, as the woman who was fatally shot Friday evening in Ellendale. According to a GoFundMe, Soto leaves behind five children. This shooting remains under investigation. ELLENDALE, Del. – The Delaware State Police arrested 74-year-old Walter Moorhead, of Salisbury, Maryland, on manslaughter and related charges...

    • wmdt.com15:02

      MILTON, Del. – The Delaware State Police have launched a death investigation after a woman’s body was found on Broadkill Beach in Milton. On Friday, Sept. 19, around 1:30 p.m., authorities say a deceased female body was discovered on Broadkill Beach, near the 2500 block of South Bay Shore Drive. Details are limited at this time, but detectives are working...

    • Index.hr (Croatia)15:39

      74-GODIŠNJI lovac u Delawareu uhićen je i optužen za ubojstvo iz nehaja.

    • wgmd.com16:15

      Delaware State Police are investigating a death in Broadkill Beach. Police say that a woman’s body was found Saturday afternoon on Broadkill Beach in the area of the 2500 block South Bayshore Drive. The investigation is continuing – if you have information contact State Police at 302-644-5020 or Crime Stoppers at 302-644-5020.    

    • 24sata (Croatia)16:16

      Državna policija Delawarea priopćila je da je istraga pucnjave i dalje u tijeku te pozvala sve koji imaju informacije o slučaju da se jave odjelu za ubojstva

    • iheart.com17:49

      The woman was walking through a field with two children when she was fatally shot.

    • iheart.com17:49

      The woman was walking through a field with two children when she was fatally shot.

    • iheart.com17:49

      The woman was walking through a field with two children when she was fatally shot.

    • iheart.com17:49

      The woman was walking through a field with two children when she was fatally shot.

    • iheart.com17:49

      The woman was walking through a field with two children when she was fatally shot.

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