Partner of woman killed by US hunter who allegedly mistook her for deer says death ‘no accident’

A Delaware hunter has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after allegedly fatally shooting a woman while hunting, mistaking her for a deer, according to her partner. The victim’s partner described the killing as senseless, emphasizing that the woman was walking on two legs, making the fatal mistake impossible to justify. Authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred during a hunt in the state. The partner’s emotional account highlights the tragic and preventable nature of the shooting.

Walter Moorhead, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, murdered Santos Maria Chilel Soto, partner allegesThe partner of a Delaware woman who was shot dead by a hunter allegedly mistaking her for a deer has said the killing was “senseless” and the hunter had “no excuse”.“I have never seen a deer with only two legs,” Minivaldo Velásquez told the Delaware public news outlet WHYY in an interview published on Thursday about the death six days earlier of Santos Maria Chilel Soto. “It doesn’t make sense – no.” Continue reading...