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,” ...

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

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

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 ...

Michael Meagher was shot Monday in the Town of Geneva, southwest of Milwaukee. Two officers discovered the boy shortly before 2:30 a.m. and began life-saving efforts. Emergency responders rushed the ...

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