Mystery as married couple shot dead at $1.2million California home leaving upscale community shaken

Bryan and Michelle Walker, a married couple and clothing designers, were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds outside their home in Berkeley, California. Police are investigating the deaths, and the cause and circumstances remain unclear; authorities say there is no known threat to the surrounding neighbourhood.

The couple, aged 61 and 63, were found at about 10.45am on Friday, and officers pronounced them dead at the scene. A firearm was found nearby, but police have not determined whether the deaths were a murder-suicide and have made no arrests. The Walkers ran the Bryn Walker clothing business, based in Berkeley since 1992, while the university said there were no known or ongoing threats to students.