Eastern Hills High senior killed in shooting remembered as ‘kind, fearless’ young man

Brylon Zane Fagan was a child who found many things in life to enjoy, fishing with his papa and dad, hugging his momma, and protecting his younger brother and sister.

The 17-year-old grew up in Fort Worth and was a senior at Eastern Hills High School. He was expected to graduate in 2023.

He was part of the school’s football team and he used his impressive size to help his teammates win, Fagan’s family said.

On Friday, a funeral for Fagan was held at Life Fellowship Church in Kennedale, just days after he was shot to death in north Fort Worth.

“He was at his friend’s house and they had some more friends over and somehow he was shot,” his mother, Delair Fagan, said in an email to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Tuesday. “I just want to do and say everything right for him.”

Fort Worth police have arrested 18-year-old William Redmon in the case, but authorities have not released any information on a motive for the shooting. Redmon faces a charge of murder.

Patrol officers responded to the shooting call at about 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 at an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Western Center Boulevard in far north Fort Worth.

Once they arrived, police found the victim, later identified as Brylon Fagan. Medical personnel also arrived and tried to revive the 17-year-old, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives discovered that there was a gathering at an apartment when someone brandished a handgun and fired at least once, striking the victim. No other injuries were reported.

Several people fled the scene after the shooting, Fort Worth police said.

Brylon Fagan was just weeks away from his 18th birthday.

“A loving son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend. Brylon was definitely an adventurous kid that wasn’t afraid of anything,” his obituary reads. “He was swimming before he could ride a bike at 3. Brylon’s family remembers that he tended to do everything early in life and that he was the kind of boy that could figure anything out when he put his mind to it.”

His family noted that the teen would do chores for people around the neighborhood but never wanted payment for it.

“He had such a creative mind and would use his skills to customize his shoes by drawing and painting them,” his family wrote in his obituary. “Brylon liked to try his hand at new recipes when he found something he liked so he could learn to make it himself and he made sure the dish was flawless! His giving nature led him to serving those around him.”

The teen loved his dogs very much but one named Meme was extra special to him, the family said.

“His strength off the football field was used to help his family in countless ways and made Brylon the one you called on for tug-of-war in elementary, to the defense line in football and helping his Papa build a house,” his family said in his obituary.

“Helping others was important to him. He’ll be remembered as being a kind, gentle, fearless, compassionate, and strong young man.”

Fagan was preceded in death by his grandfather, John Fagan. He is survived by his parents, Delair Fagan and Branden Ford; brother, Jaylein Fagan; sister, Meleah Ford; grandparents, Sandra Fagan, Phillip Reese, Stephanie Ford, and Daryle Johnson; as well as countless friends, aunts, uncles and cousins.