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

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 ...

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,” ...

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 ...

A stepfather faces homicide charges following the fatal shooting of his 9-year-old stepson, according to Wisconsin police and news reports. The Town of Geneva Police Department said the boy was ...

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

GENEVA, Wisc. — An 8-year-old boy from Brookfield was shot and killed Monday in southern Wisconsin. At around 2:25 a.m.

Authorities said Steven Merkel Jr., 52, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree reckless homicide after the ...

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 D. Merkel, 52, of the Lincoln Avenue address, was charged with first-degree reckless homicide in Michael Meagher's death.