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A husband and wife from a California luxury clothing brand were shot dead outside their mountain home as relatives reportedly revealed disturbing details about the days before their deaths.
Oakland Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that Brian Walker and Michelle Min were two people who were found dead in the 400 block of Panoramic Way on October 2. The couple founded Brian Walker, a luxury women’s apparel company.
Min’s brother, Paul Min, told the Los Angeles Times They believe Walker fatally shot his sister before turning the gun on himself. Police have not confirmed that account.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation. No additional details are being released at this time,” Oakland Police told Fox News Digital.
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Police vehicles outside the Oakland home where Brian Walker founders Brian Walker and Michelle Min were found dead on October 2, 2026. (KTVU)
A bouquet and a handwritten closure notice appeared outside the Brian Walker storefront after the founders of the luxury clothing brand were found dead outside their Oakland home. (KTVU)
According to the outlet, Paul Min described his brother-in-law’s disturbing decline after he allegedly lost millions of dollars in risky financial ventures.
He called Walker “the most honest, responsible, hard-working person I have ever met” and struggled to reconcile the suspected violence against the man he had known and loved for nearly four decades, the outlet reported.
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An aerial view of the Panoramic Hill neighborhood, where Brian Walker and Michelle Min, founders of Brian Walker, were found dead outside their home on October 2, 2026. (KTVU)
Min said she and her sister agreed that Walker needed psychiatric help, as Walker reportedly suggested the three of them “end things.”
Michelle Min was planning to get her husband admitted for psychiatric treatment on the day of the shooting, her brother told the outlet.
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A police officer handles yellow tape near the scene where Brian 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 loss or 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 measures until paramedics arrived, but the pair 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 reports.
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A Brian Walker storefront in Berkeley, California. The brand’s founders, Brian Walker and Michelle Min, were found dead outside their Oakland home on October 2, 2026. (Google Maps)
According to the LA Times, the couple met in Kansas before moving to California with Min’s parents in the 1980s and eventually starting their Berkeley clothing business.
According to the company’s website, Brian Walker has been based in Berkeley since 1992 and designs and produces its clothing in the San Francisco Bay Area. The brand says it operates six company-owned stores and supplies approximately 1,000 boutiques across the country.
Its store directory lists two locations in Berkeley and a shop in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts on Martha’s Vineyard.
Police have gathered outside the Oakland home where Brian Walker founders Brian Walker and Michelle Min were found dead on October 2, 2026. (KTVU)
Fox News Digital also contacted Berkeley Police for comment.
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Anyone with information, video 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.