There be spoilers here!!
Actually, it was their friend Nick who shoots Philip as he was trying to stop Philip from raping a girl and Brian shoots & kills Nick. As Philip lays dying in Brian's arms, his mind finally snaps and he "becomes" Philip. Brian Never shot Philip to take over a town or anything else, he worshiped him.
I've read both the books & comics, what you're saying didn't happen.
But one thing's definitely correct; the Philip in the books is absolutely Nothing like the guy on the tv show, which is a shame because it (the show) weakened the character. IMHO anyway...
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