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Updated · Fox News · Oct 5

Bryn Walker Founders Found Shot Dead in Oakland as Police Probe 2 Deaths as Possible Murder-Suicide

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Oct 5

Bryn Walker Founders Found Shot Dead in Oakland as Police Probe 2 Deaths as Possible Murder-Suicide

Q: What chilling secret does the neighbor's unreleased audio reveal about the final moments of the wealthy Bryn Walker founders?

The unreleased neighbor surveillance audio reportedly captures two gunshots with a man’s cries in between: one shot, then a man screaming and crying, followed by a second shot and silence. That description, reported by CBS/KPIX and echoed by other outlets, is the clearest public account so far of the couple’s final moments. It suggests the shooting did not happen simultaneously and may have unfolded in two stages, which is one reason investigators have not ruled out a murder-suicide. But the audio does not by itself identify the shooter. Oakland police have said only that a firearm was recovered at the scene and that detectives have not yet determined who fired it. No arrests have been made, and the case remains active. Relatives, especially Michelle Min’s brother Paul Min, have publicly said they believe Bryan Walker shot Michelle Min and then himself. He also told reporters Walker had been under severe financial and mental strain and that the family had planned to seek psychiatric treatment for him that day. Police have not confirmed those claims. So the “chilling secret” in the unreleased audio is not a hidden motive, but the sequence it appears to reveal: a first gunshot, a distraught man audibly crying out, then a second and final shot before everything goes quiet.

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Oakland police identified Bryan Walker and Michelle Min as the two people found shot dead outside their Panoramic Way home on Oct. 2, after officers responded shortly after 10:30 a.m.
A gun was recovered at the scene, and investigators have not ruled out a murder-suicide or determined who fired the weapon; both victims were pronounced dead after failed lifesaving efforts.
Paul Min, Michelle Min’s brother, told the Los Angeles Times he believes Walker shot his sister before killing himself, after allegedly losing millions in risky financial ventures and showing a sharp mental decline.
Min said his sister had planned to seek psychiatric treatment for Walker that day after he allegedly suggested the three of them should 'end things,' though police have not confirmed those family claims.
The deaths hit a Bay Area fashion business the couple built since 1992: Bryn Walker operates 6 company-owned stores and supplies about 1,000 boutiques nationwide.