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Oklahoma Groom Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Bachelor Party Shooting

The groom is free on bond pending a state investigation.

Overview

  • Deputies found 21-year-old Braden Uhlmann with a gunshot wound at a Broken Bow rental cabin after a call just before 1 a.m. Saturday, and he later died at a hospital.
  • Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents interviewed groom Nolan Engel, 22, who made statements admitting he was the shooter, according to officials.
  • Court documents say Engel told investigators he fired a 9 mm round after he and friends heard knocking and saw a shadow outside the cabin.
  • Engel was arrested and booked into the McCurtain County Jail on a second-degree murder charge, then released after posting a $250,000 bond.
  • State agents and McCurtain County deputies say the investigation is ongoing, and in Oklahoma a second-degree murder conviction carries at least 10 years and can mean life in prison.