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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A Wisconsin man who shot and killed his stepson earlier this week told police he was trying to “look cool” by displaying his firearms but did not in fact know much about guns. Steven Merkel, 52, is ...

Police did not provide additional information about the shooting but said 52-year-old Steven Merkel Jr. was charged with first-degree reckless homicide.

Steven Merkel of Lake Geneva is now charged in connection with the fatal shooting of his stepson, an 8-year-old boy.