A 52-year-old Lake Geneva man is now charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of 8-year-old Michael Meagher.

Steven Merkel, 52, of Lake Geneva, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in connection to the death of his stepson Michael Meagher at a residence on Lincoln Drive on Monday, according to ...

THE MADISON SCHOOL SHOOTING. WALWORTH COUNTY PROSECUTORS JUST CHARGED THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS NINE YEAR OLD STEPSON. PROSECUTORS SAY 52 YEAR OLD STEVEN MERKEL SHOT NINE YEAR OLD MICHAEL ...

A Wisconsin man has been arrested and charged after an 8-year-old boy died of a gunshot wound earlier this week, officials say. 52-year-old Steven Merkel has been charged with first-degree ...

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 ...

Walworth County man Steven Merkel appeared before a judge Tuesday afternoon. GENEVA, Wis. -- The man accused of shooting and killing an 8-year-old boy in Wisconsin was in court Tuesday, WTMJ reported.

When police arrived the boy’s stepfather, Steven Merkel Jr., told them: “I did something stupid,” according to the complaint against him that was obtained by local media. Merkel “seemed ...

A Lake Geneva man is now charged in the death of an 8-year-old boy in the Town of Geneva. Steven Merkel faces a single count of first-degree reckless homicide. When police arrived, Merkel told ...

The incident happened at a residence in Geneva, about 50 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Steven Merkel faces up to 60 years in prison, with potential sentence enhancement for using a dangerous weapon.