GENEVA, Wis. -- The man accused of shooting and killing an 8-year-old boy in Wisconsin was in court Tuesday, WTMJ reported.

Steven Merkel, 52, is charged with reckless homicide and unlawful use of a dangerous weapon. Michael Meagher was fatally shot ...

The 52-year-old faces up to 60 years in prison after what he claimed was an attempt to appear "cool" turned deadly ...

The Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, man accused in the death of an 8-year-old boy revealed he was handling a gun at the time of the ...

Steven D. Merkel Jr., 52, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in connection with the death of 8-year-old Michael ...

A man in Wisconsin showing off his guns to his 8-year-old stepson in an attempt to "look cool" shot and killed the youngster ...

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 ...

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

A Wisconsin man has been arrested and charged after an 8-year-old boy died of a gunshot wound earlier this week, officials ...

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