{"id":346481,"date":"2026-06-23T02:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/346481\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T02:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:43:07","slug":"family-remembers-fort-worth-homicide-victim-byron-cherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/346481\/","title":{"rendered":"Family remembers Fort Worth homicide victim Byron Cherry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_486_fitted.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"The family of 26-year-old Byron DaCameron Cherry, who was shot and killed in Fort Worth last week, remember his bright s and a genuine laugh.\" alt=\"The family of 26-year-old Byron DaCameron Cherry, who was shot and killed in Fort Worth last week, remember his bright s and a genuine laugh.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        The family of 26-year-old Byron DaCameron Cherry, who was shot and killed in Fort Worth last week, remember his bright s and a genuine laugh.<\/p>\n<p>            Family photo via obituary<\/p>\n<p>The family of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article316161680.html\">26-year-old man who was shot<\/a> and killed in Fort Worth last week remembers his bright smile and genuine laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Byron DaCameron Cherry was identified as the homicide victim who was brought to the emergency room at John Peter Smith on June 16, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tcbpm.appianportalsgov.com\/mepublicportal\">Tarrant County Medical Examiner\u2019s<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>Cherry was shot twice in the upper torso and died at the hospital, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Homicide detectives were interviewing the people who took Cherry to the hospital and trying to find out where the shooting occurred, police have said. No arrests have been announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A bright smile that could ignite a room\u2019<\/p>\n<p>An online obituary described Cherry as someone with \u201ca bright <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldengatefuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/byron-cherry\">smile that could ignite<\/a> a room and a laugh so genuine it invited everyone around him to join in joy.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnown for his humor and outgoing nature, he never met a stranger,\u201d his family wrote in the obituary. \u201cHis love was fierce and unreserved, an openhearted embrace of the world and its people that made those who knew him feel profoundly seen and cherished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The obituary also described Cherry as someone who lived \u201cunapologetically\u201d and inspired others to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/294400689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782182587_630_ST_Shambhavi Rimal.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Shambhavi Rimal\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/294400689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shambhavi Rimal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. 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