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‘Did something stupid’: Man shoots and kills 8-year-old stepson while attempting to ‘look cool’ by showing off guns, cops say
Left inset: Steven Merkel (Walworth County Sheriff’s Office). Right inset: Steven Merkel’s 8-year-old stepson Michael Meagher (GoFundMe). Background: The residence where Steven Merkel ...
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Wisconsin boy, 9, shot dead by stepdad in what cop describes as a scene he 'never wanted to see'
Steven Merkel Jr., 52, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree reckless homicide, WSAZ.com reported. The victim was identified as 9-year-old Michael Meagher. He died after being ...
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Stepdad charged in killing of 8-year-old boy
Steven Merkel of Lake Geneva is now charged in connection with the fatal shooting of his stepson, an 8-year-old boy. Tom Hanks ‘storms out’ of SNL 50th anniversary concert after Jimmy Fallon ...
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9-year-old boy fatally shot by his stepdad, Wisconsin cops say. ‘A bright funny boy’
Police did not provide additional information about the shooting but said 52-year-old Steven Merkel Jr. was charged with first-degree reckless homicide. Merkel is the stepfather of Michael ...
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Stepdad charged in fatal shooting of 9-year-old in Town of Geneva
The incident happened at a residence on Lincoln Drive in the town of Geneva. Steven Merkel faces up to 60 years in prison, with potential sentence enhancement for using a dangerous weapon.
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Man ordered to stand trial in shooting death of stepson, 8
A Walworth County man has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting death of his young stepson. Michael Meagher, 8, died from a gunshot wound to his neck inside a Town of Geneva home on Jan. 20.