Sheldon Fisher, 31, was shot and killed in the predawn hours of Christmas morning 2024 after a disturbance at a house party in Polson, Montana. Police responded around 3:30 a.m. to reports of a shooting near 11th Avenue West and 4th Street West and found Fisher with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen; he was pronounced dead at 3:53 a.m.

According to investigators, Fisher had gone to a party and got into a verbal argument with a young man over a woman, then challenged him to a fight while appearing unarmed. Security footage from a neighboring house shows four young men, including a 17-year-old named Elijah Cajune, chase Fisher; Cajune was seen pulling an object consistent with a pistol during the pursuit. Two gunshots are heard on the recording, and audio captured someone saying Elijah shot a fool and Elijah shot Sheldon. A .45 caliber round was recovered from Fisher’s sweatshirt but the firearm was not located.

Cajune was arrested later that day and charged with deliberate homicide. He was prosecuted as an adult and, after an earlier not guilty plea, entered a May 20, 2026 guilty plea to an amended charge of mitigated deliberate homicide under a joint recommendation for a 40-year sentence; he remained free on bond pending sentencing scheduled for July. Does anyone have information about the party, the chase, or the people involved that could clarify what happened that night?