In January 2002, Fagan’s son Patrick was shot in the aftermath of a “feud.” Rather than defending his son as a victim, Fagan went on the record admonishing his son and criticizing him for being unemployed. Representative Fagan stated, I have no bleeping tolerance for this group of morons, and morons is the politest term I could apply to them. The truth is still the truth. It doesn't matter if it's your child. I'll make no excuses for what I believe is intolerable behavior. ... I'm a citizen who's fed up with this bullbleep just like everybody else.”
