A well-known Bay Area clothing designer and her husband were found dead outside their Oakland Hills, California home after a shooting Friday morning. The couple, identified by public records and neighbors as Bryan and Michelle Walker, had built the Bryn Walker clothing brand together.
Johnson also said a firearm was located at the scene.
Public records and neighbors identified the homeowners as Bryan and Michelle Walker, well-known clothing designers. The couple runs Bryn Walker clothing stores in Berkeley and Massachusetts . Their clothing is also sold wholesale to boutiques across the country. Bryn Walker clothing is also sold at department stores such as Dillard’s.
It lists three stores, including two in Berkeley at 1799 Fourth St. and 2111 D Vine St, and one in Massachusetts. Police said a neighbor who heard gunfire found the couple outside their home at 499 Panoramic Way at about 10:45am local time, Police said no one else is being searched for, according to Berkeley Scanner.
“Bryn Walker continues to design and produce clothing in the San Francisco Bay Area, and enjoys a loyal and enthusiastic following with pieces which are timeless and versatile as well as practical,” the company’s website says. The website also says the brand “wholesales to around a thousand boutiques nationwide. The Berkeley Police Department said its officers found two people shot and gave life-saving help until medics arrived. Oakland Police Assistant Chief Casey Johnson said Oakland officers arrived at the same time. He said both victims, who lived in the home, died at the scene.
A married couple known for their work in the clothing industry died in a shooting outside their home in the Oakland Hills on Friday morning, authorities said. Oakland Police’s Homicide Division is carrying out a follow-up investigation into the circumstances surrounding their death, the department said in a brief statement on Friday..
