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The husband and wife behind a luxury California clothing brand were found shot dead outside their hillside home, as relatives reportedly revealed disturbing details about the days leading up to their deaths.
Oakland police confirmed to Fox News Digital that Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were the two people found dead Oct. 2 in the 400 block of Panoramic Way. The couple founded Bryn Walker, a luxury women’s clothing company.
Min’s brother, Paul Min, told the Los Angeles Times that he believed Walker fatally shot his sister before turning the gun on himself. Police have not confirmed this account.
“This is an active and ongoing investigation. No additional details are being provided at this time,” Oakland police told Fox News Digital.
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Police vehicles outside the Oakland home where Bryn Walker founders Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead on October 2, 2026. (KTVU)
A bouquet and a handwritten closing notice appear in front of a Bryn Walker storefront after the luxury clothing brand’s founders were found dead outside their Oakland home. (KTVU)
Paul Min has described a worrying decline in his brother-in-law after he allegedly lost millions of dollars in risky financial ventures, according to the media outlet.
He called Walker “the most honest, responsible and hard-working man you’ve ever known” and struggled to reconcile the alleged abuse with the man he knew and loved for nearly four decades, the outlet reported.
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An aerial view of the Panoramic Hill neighborhood, where Bryn Walker founders Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead outside their home on October 2, 2026. (KTVU)
Min said he and his sister agreed that Walker needed psychiatric help after Walker allegedly suggested that the three “end things.”
Michelle Min planned to have her husband admitted for psychiatric treatment the day of the shooting, her brother told the outlet.
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A police officer handles yellow tape near the scene where Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead in Oakland on October 2, 2026. (KTVU)
Police have not confirmed the family’s claims about Walker’s mental health, financial losses or a possible motive.
Berkeley officers responded to Panoramic Way shortly after 10:30 a.m. Friday and found a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds, KTLA reported. Officers attempted life-saving efforts until paramedics arrived, but the couple were pronounced dead at the scene.
Oakland police, the lead investigating agency, recovered a gun and have not ruled out a murder-suicide or determined who fired the weapon, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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A Bryn Walker storefront in Berkeley, California. The brand’s founders, Bryan Walker and Michelle Min, were found dead outside their Oakland home on October 2, 2026. (Google Maps)
The couple met in Kansas in the 1980s before following Min’s parents to California and eventually starting their clothing company in Berkeley, according to the LA Times.
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’s website. The brand claims to operate six directly owned stores and supply around 1,000 boutiques nationwide.
Its store directory lists two locations in Berkeley and one store in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, on Martha’s Vineyard.
Police gather outside the Oakland home where Bryn Walker founders Bryan Walker and Michelle Min were found dead on October 2, 2026. (KTVU)
Fox News Digital has also reached out to Berkeley police for comment.
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Anyone with information, videos or photos related to the case is asked to contact the Oakland Police Homicide Section at 510-238-3821, its tip line at 510-238-7950 or email cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.
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