OGDEN — Inviting, outgoing and always smiling. 

These are just a few words friends used to describe 28-year-old Ogden resident Brian Sean Housley.

Housley died Nov. 30 after he was shot three days prior. The shooting that killed him was one of three in Ogden during a 28-hour stretch from Nov. 25-27.

A car lover through and through, Housley went to a trade school and learned to tint windows. Friends say he was one of the best in Ogden and worked at different places over the past few years.

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Housley’s Subaru was his prized possession, and he even helped his friend Denise Bowman buy and repair a race car. 

“He was a jack-of-all-trades,” Bowman said. “He loved working on cars and motorcycles.”

But it seems Housley was able to repair more than just cars.

Bowman gave Housley all the credit for strengthening her relationship with her son, Cameron. 

“Brian was all about living life to the fullest,” Bowman said. “He was compassionate, honest and trustworthy. He would give you the shirt off his back.”

Diana Greenburg, another friend of Housley’s, said he was one of the nicest people anyone could meet, and he would always make time for others. She said she knew Housley for over a decade and that he was a great man who was always giving and frequently went out of his way to help others. 

“He was always there for me,” Greenburg said.

Housley’s generosity has extended well beyond his death. 

According to the obituary his family submitted to the Standard-Examiner, he was an organ donor. 

“Because of his selflessness, his beautiful and caring heart will continue to beat; two other individuals will have a second chance at life after receiving his kidneys, liver and pancreas, and many others will benefit from his additional donations to research,” the obituary read. 

When he wasn’t working, Housley enjoyed being outdoors. He loved both disc golfing and regular golfing. During the winter, you could find him on the mountains snowboarding. 

Kortnee Hartman said she became friends with Housley over 10 years ago while he was attending Weber High School. She described him as an outgoing and bright man who enjoyed being around others. 

“He was always smiling,” Hartman said. “He was just a happy-go-lucky kind of guy.”

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The Ogden Police Department has released few details regarding the shooting. 

Police responded to a call of shots fired on the 900 block of 16th Street at about 2:37 a.m. on Nov. 27, according to an OPD press release.

Upon arrival they found Housley shot in the head, the release said. Housley was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead three days later on Nov. 30.

OPD Lt. Tim Scott said police have yet to make an arrest in connection to Housley’s murder, or in connection to the other two shootings that occurred within hours of each other between Nov. 25-27. 

Despite rumors, Scott said earlier this month that police have no reason to believe Housley was a member of a gang, and added police do not know if his murder was gang-related.

Housley’s homicide case is still an open and active investigation, Scott added.

Since 2012, homicides in Ogden have steadily increased every year except 2016.

Including the death of Housley, Ogden has seen a total of five homicides so far in 2017, compared to just one homicide in 2012.

Hartman said the way Housley died may give people the wrong idea about who he was as a person. But she says that couldn’t be more false. 

“The way he died makes it seem like he was a bad guy,” she said. “He wasn’t a troublemaker, and he wasn’t a bad person. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Contact reporter Jacob Scholl at jscholl@standard.net or follow him on Twitter @Jacob_Scholl.