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 shooting to make him "look cool," court documents stated.

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 — telling cops afterward "he did something stupid," according to police.

A Walworth County man has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting death of his young stepson. Michael Meagher, 8, died ...

Showing up over Zoom in jail-issued clothes, 52-year-old Steven Merkel appeared before a judge Tuesday afternoon. The Walworth County man is being held on referred charges for first-degree ...

According to the statement he provided police, Merkel admitted to showing Meagher the guns he owned "because it made the defendant look cool." He first showed Meagher a stun gun, then going to his ...

A Lake Geneva man is now charged in the death of an 8-year-old boy in the Town of Geneva. Steven Merkel faces a single count of first-degree reckless homicide. When police arrived, Merkel told ...

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 ...

PROSECUTORS SAY 52 YEAR OLD STEVEN MERKEL SHOT NINE YEAR OLD MICHAEL MAYER EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MERKEL TOLD DETECTIVES HE WAS SHOWING THE BOY HIS GUN AND TOOK THE MAGAZINE OUT OF HIS HANDGUN AND ...

Priscilla McCullough, 12, died after accidentally shooting herself while playing with her mother's gun. She was found ...

PROSECUTORS SAY 52 YEAR OLD STEVEN MERKEL SHOT NINE YEAR OLD MICHAEL MAYER EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MERKEL TOLD DETECTIVES HE WAS SHOWING THE BOY HIS GUN AND TOOK THE MAGAZINE OUT OF HIS HANDGUN AND ...

According to WSAZ.com, officers at the scene swiftly arrested Steven Merkel Jr, 52, and charged with first-degree reckless homicide before booking him into the Walworth County jail. Sadly ...