LAKE GENEVA, Wisc. — 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 Merkel, 52, of Lake ...

Man sentenced for shooting stepson while showing off guns Walworth, WI A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for ...

A 52-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his 9-year-old stepson, police announced this week. Michael Meagher was shot Monday in the Town of Geneva, southwest of Milwaukee.

A Wisconsin stepfather who showed his guns to his eight-year-old stepson to make himself 'look cool' before fatally shooting the boy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Steven Merkel, 53, ...

The 52-year-old faces up to 60 years in prison after what he claimed was an attempt to appear "cool" turned deadly Stepdad charged with shooting, killing Wisconsin 9-year-old says he was showing off ...

A man in Wisconsin has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for fatally shooting his 8-year-old stepson in the arm and neck while showing off guns to him — telling cops afterward that he ...

WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. (Gray News) - A young boy has reportedly died in a shooting and his stepfather is under arrest. According to the Lake Geneva Police Department, officers were called to a reported ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAKE GENEVA, Wisc. — The man charged in the ...