Groom, 22, charged with murder after shooting friend during bachelor party, deputies say

Groom, 22, charged with murder after shooting friend during bachelor party, deputies say BROKEN BOW, Okla. (KXII/Gray News) — A groom is accused of shooting and killing one of his friends during his bachelor party trip. Officials said the deadly shooting happened at an Airbnb cabin in Oklahoma. According to the McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a shooting call just before 1 a.m. Saturday. Investigators said deputies found Braden Uhlmann, 21, suffering from a gunshot wound. Uhlmann was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said 22-year-old Nolan Dain Engel identified himself as the shooter. Engel told investigators he was on his bachelor party trip with three other friends when he heard knocking noises and saw a person’s shadow outside their Airbnb cabin. Engel told investigators he fired a shot from a 9 mm handgun. Investigators said Engel told them he and his friends found Uhlmann lying on the porch with a gunshot wound to his chest. Engel was booked into the McCurtain County Jail on a second-degree murder charge. He is out of custody after posting a $250,000 bond. Copyright 2026 KXII via Gray Local Media, Inc. All rights reserved.