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Fatal hunting accident in Ellendale
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A 74-year-old hunter, Walter Moorhead, was charged with felony manslaughter and reckless endangerment following a fatal shooting in Ellendale. Ellendale, North Dakota. The incident occurred on September 18 when Moorhead, positioned in a concealed ground blind, mistook a 39-year-old woman Santos Maria Chilel Soto for a deer and fired his rifle. The victim, Santos Maria Chilel Soto, a resident of Georgetown and mother of five, was walking through an open field with a man her boyfriend and two children when she was struck. She Although first responders attempted lifesaving efforts, she was transported to pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital but was later pronounced dead. hospital. Moorhead faces additional charges, including possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and multiple three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. He was released after posting a $43,000 cash bond. Following the tragedy, the victim's family has launched a fundraising campaign to assist with the costs of repatriating her remains to Guatemala.
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