Incident
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1-20-2025 Wisconsin Geneva 1-1
Location
January 20, 2025
W3895 Lincoln DrGeneva, Wisconsin
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Michael Meagher
- Age: 8
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Family
- Name: Steven Merkel Jr.
- Age: 52
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Accidental Shooting
- Accidental Shooting - Death
- Accidental/Negligent Discharge
- Thought gun was unloaded
- Playing with gun
- Child Involved Incident
- Child killed (not child shooter)
- Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )
- Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Notes
man killed young stepson; occurred at shooter's residence near Lake Como; Walworth County; charged w first degree reckless homicide; suspect told police he was inebriated and trying to show off gun to child
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
Sources
District
Congressional District: 1State Senate District: 11
State House District: 31