8-year-old boy fatally shot in Town of Geneva

Town of Geneva fatal shooting; 8-year-old boy dead, stepdad in custody
FOX6 News is learning more about a young boy shot and killed on Monday, Jan. 20 in the Town of Geneva. Police say the 8-year-old's stepdad is the person responsible.
Stepdad charged in fatal shooting of 9-year-old in Town of Geneva
The 52-year-old faces up to 60 years in prison after what he claimed was an attempt to appear "cool" turned deadly
'A bright, funny boy': 8-year-old boy fatally shot in Town of Geneva
An 8-year-old boy was fatally shot in the Town of Geneva on Monday and a 52-year-old man was arrested in connection with his death, according to the Town of Geneva Police Department.
West suburban Chicago boy shot, killed near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Steven D. Merkel, 52, of the Lincoln Avenue address, was charged with first-degree reckless homicide in Michael Meagher's death.
Town of Geneva fatal shooting; boy killed, man charged with homicide
TOWN OF GENEVA, Wis. - A Lake Geneva man has been charged after the shooting death of a boy in Geneva. The Town of Geneva Police Department said 52-year-old Steven Merkel is charged with first-degree reckless homicide.
Town of Geneva fatal shooting
FOX6 News is learning more about a young boy shot and killed in the Town of Geneva. Police say the 9-year-old's stepdad is the person responsible.
8-year-old Brookfield boy shot and killed near Lake Geneva
Police said eight-year-old Michael Meagher died after being shot by a handgun at a home on Lincoln Avenue near Lake Geneva. He was a second grader at Brook Park Elementary School in LaGrange Park.
Lake Geneva man arrested 9-year-old stepson's shooting death
Early Monday morning, Town of Geneva police officers were called to Lincoln Drive near Lake Como for a 9-year-old boy who had been shot. First responders treated him at the scene and took him to the hospital.
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The Illinois Second District Appellate Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of Shadwick King, the Geneva man found guilty of murdering his wife in 2014.
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