Suspect arrested after shooting and killing young man in Wisconsin
Jan 20, 2025
TOWN OF GENEVA, Wis. (WFRV) - A man is in custody after a fatal shooting in the Town of Geneva.
According to a Facebook post from the Town of Geneva Police Department, officers were called to W3895 Lincoln Ave just before 2:30 a.m. on Monday for a report that a young man had been shot.
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The post says that after life-saving measures were tried at the scene, the man was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Police report that 52-year-old Steven Merkel Jr. from Lake Geneva was arrested for the shooting and is facing charges of first-degree reckless homicide.
No further information has been provided as this investigation is ongoing.