Steven D. Merkel Jr., 52, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in connection with the death of 8-year-old Michael ...

A man in Wisconsin showing off his guns to his 8-year-old stepson in an attempt to "look cool" shot and killed the youngster ...

The 52-year-old faces up to 60 years in prison after what he claimed was an attempt to appear "cool" turned deadly ...

ELKHORN, Wis. - A 52-year-old Lake Geneva man is now charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of 8-year-old Michael Meagher. The accused is Steven Merkel, the boy's stepfather.

The man charged in the deadly shooting of an 8-year-old Brookfield boy was playing with a handgun at the time to “look cool,” court documents allege. Steven ...

A Wisconsin man has been arrested and charged after an 8-year-old boy died of a gunshot wound earlier this week, officials ...

Steven Merkel Jr., 52, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree reckless homicide after the nine-year-old boy ...

The boy was taken to a hospital where he later died from his injuries, officials said. The Town of Geneva Police Department ...

A 8-year-old boy was fatally shot in the Town of Geneva on Monday and a 52-year-old man was arrested in connection with his ...

Loved ones remembered Michael as a “bright” and “funny” 9-year-old boy on a GoFundMe campaign created to help his family ...

A 52-year-old Lake Geneva man is in custody for allegedly shooting a 'young male' victim at his residence overnight on ...

Authorities said Steven Merkel Jr., 52, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree reckless homicide after the ...