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

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

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 who shot and killed his stepson earlier this week told police he was trying to “look cool” by displaying his ...

A Wisconsin boy was reportedly killed by his own stepfather in a shocking shooting that left police officers shaken. During ...

Michael Meagher, the 8-year-old shot and killed early Monday in the town of Geneva, is being remembered by his Illinois ...

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

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.

A Wisconsin man has been charged with reckless homicide in the murder of his 9-year-old stepson. Steven Merkel, 52, appeared ...

A stepfather faces homicide charges following the fatal shooting of his 9-year-old stepson, according to Wisconsin police and news reports. The Town of Geneva Police Department said the boy was ...

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