{"id":486376,"date":"2026-10-06T02:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486376\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T02:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:04:15","slug":"bryn-walker-founders-found-shot-dead-outside-california-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486376\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryn Walker founders found shot dead outside California home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The husband and wife behind a California luxury clothing brand were found <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744523\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">shot dead<\/a> outside their hillside home, as relatives reportedly revealed troubling details about the days before their deaths.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744524\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Oakland police<\/a> confirmed to Fox News Digital that Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were the two people found dead on Oct. 2 in the 400 block of Panoramic Way. The couple founded women\u2019s luxury apparel company Bryn Walker.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Min\u2019s brother, Paul Min, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744525\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/science\/story\/2026-10-04\/bryn-walker-co-founders-couple-found-dead-outside-bay-area-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">told the Los Angeles Times<\/a> he believes Walker fatally shot his sister before turning the gun on himself. Police have not confirmed that account.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This remains an active and ongoing investigation. No additional details are being provided at this time,&#8221; Oakland police told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744526\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/kansas-convicted-felon-sex-offender-allegedly-kills-fellow-family-members-before-taking-own-life-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">KANSAS CONVICTED FELON, SEX OFFENDER ALLEGEDLY KILLS FELLOW FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE: POLICE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bryn-walker-michelle-min-home-oakland-police-investigation.png\" alt=\"Aerial view of police vehicles and officers outside a hillside home in Oakland\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Police vehicles outside the Oakland home where Bryn Walker founders Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead Oct. 2, 2026. (KTVU)<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bryn-walker-5-2.png\" alt=\"Purple flowers beside a Bryn Walker store entrance with a handwritten closure notice on the door\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A bouquet and handwritten closure notice appear outside a Bryn Walker storefront after the luxury clothing brand\u2019s founders were found dead outside their Oakland home. (KTVU)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Paul Min described a troubling decline in his brother-in-law after he allegedly lost millions of dollars in risky financial ventures, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He called Walker the &#8220;most honest, responsible, hardworking guy you have ever known&#8221; and struggled to reconcile the suspected violence with the man he had known and loved for nearly four decades, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744527\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/tiktok-influencer-accused-estranged-husband-pedophilia-found-dead-possible-murder-suicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">TIKTOK INFLUENCER WHO ACCUSED ESTRANGED HUSBAND OF PEDOPHILIA FOUND DEAD IN POSSIBLE MURDER-SUICIDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bryn-walker-founders-panoramic-hill-neighborhood-oakland.png\" alt=\"Aerial view of hillside homes and winding roads in Oakland\u2019s Panoramic Hill neighborhood\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of the Panoramic Hill neighborhood, where Bryn Walker founders Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead outside their home Oct. 2, 2026. (KTVU)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Min said he and his sister agreed Walker needed psychiatric help after Walker allegedly suggested that the three of them &#8220;end things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Michelle Min was planning to have her husband admitted for psychiatric treatment on the day of the shooting, her brother told the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744528\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/marvelous-mrs-maisel-set-decorator-slain-husband-found-dead-family-scarred-home-killing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u2018MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL\u2019 SET DECORATOR SLAIN, HUSBAND FOUND DEAD IN FAMILY ALREADY SCARRED BY HOME KILLING<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bryn-walker-founders-deaths-police-tape-panoramic-way.png\" alt=\"A police officer holding yellow tape near parked vehicles on Panoramic Way\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A police officer handles yellow tape near the scene where Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead in Oakland on Oct. 2, 2026. (KTVU)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Police have not confirmed the family\u2019s claims about Walker\u2019s mental health, financial losses or a possible motive.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Berkeley officers responded to Panoramic Way shortly after 10:30 a.m. Friday and found a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744529\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/bryn-walker-founders-dead-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">KTLA reported. <\/a>Officers attempted lifesaving measures until paramedics arrived, but the couple was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Oakland police, the lead investigating agency, recovered a gun and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744530\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/mango-clothing-tycoons-son-named-suspect-death-billionaire-whose-brand-stretches-across-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">had not ruled out murder-suicide<\/a> or determined who fired the weapon, the Los Angeles Times reported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744531\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/father-in-law-trans-nyt-exec-admitted-killing-him-worked-in-concert-with-mother-in-law-docs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">FATHER-IN-LAW OF TRANS NYT EXEC ADMITTED KILLING HIM, WORKED &#8216;IN CONCERT&#8217; WITH MOTHER-IN-LAW: DOCS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bryn-walker-luxury-clothing-store-berkeley.png\" alt=\"Bryn Walker clothing store with a brown awning and display windows in Berkeley, California\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A Bryn Walker storefront in Berkeley, California. The brand\u2019s founders, Bryan Walker and Michelle Min, were found dead outside their Oakland home Oct. 2, 2026. (Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The couple met in Kansas in the 1980s before following Min\u2019s parents to California and eventually building their Berkeley clothing business, according to the LA Times.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Bryn Walker has been based in Berkeley since 1992 and designs and produces its clothing in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the company\u2019s website. The brand says it operates six company-owned stores and supplies roughly 1,000 boutiques nationwide.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Its store directory lists two Berkeley locations and a shop in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, on Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bryn-walker-6-1.png\" alt=\"Police officers and patrol vehicles outside a hillside home in Oakland, California\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Police gather outside the Oakland home where Bryn Walker founders Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead Oct. 2, 2026. (KTVU)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital also reached out to Berkeley police for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Anyone with information, video or photos related to the case is asked to contact Oakland police\u2019s Homicide Section at 510-238-3821, its tip line at 510-238-7950 or email <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1744533\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/mailto:cidvideos@oaklandca.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">cidvideos@oaklandca.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stepheny Price is a Writer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fox News <\/a>with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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