A bachelor party in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, ended in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Braden Uhlmann during the early morning hours of April 4, 2026. The party was at an Airbnb cabin; Uhlmann was attending the celebration for his friend, 22-year-old Nolan Engel. Police reports say Engel told officers he heard knocking, saw a shadow outside the cabin and fired a handgun. Engel and another friend discovered Uhlmann on the porch with a gunshot wound to the chest. Emergency personnel transported Uhlmann to a local hospital, where he died.

The McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office reported Engel made spontaneous statements at the scene identifying himself as the shooter. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation was asked to assist. Nolan Engel was arrested and booked on a charge of second-degree murder, later released on a $250,000 bond; his next court appearance is scheduled for April 28. The investigation into Uhlmann’s death is ongoing.

If anyone at the cabin or nearby that night has information about what was heard or seen before the shot, please come forward.