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

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

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 ...

A Lake Geneva man charged with reckless homicide in the death of an 8-year-old boy this week was reportedly playing with a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Loved ones remembered Michael as a “bright” and “funny” 9-year-old boy on a GoFundMe campaign created to help his family ...

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.