Hunter Charged with Manslaughter in Shooting of Woman He Mistook for Deer: Police A 74 year old hunter, Walter Moorhead, has been charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting a woman he mistook for a deer in Delaware.
The incident highlights the dangers of blurring reality and fantasy while pursuing sport.
Moorhead was hunting from a ground blind in a field near Ellendale, Delaware, when he opened fire on what he believed to be a deer around 7:40 p. m. on Friday evening.