Bryan Pata Murder
Defensive tackle Bryan Pata was shot and killed on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Pata was murdered at The Colony apartment complex in Kendall by an unknown assailant some time around 7:30 pm.
The Miami-Dade police thus far have declined to release any further information about the specific circumstances of the shooting until they finish interviewing witnesses, but have ruled the death a homicide.
Pata was the fourth Miami football player to die in the past ten years. Linebacker Marlin Barnes and a female companion were bludgeoned to death in Barnes' on-campus apartment in 1996 by the woman's jealous ex-lover. In 2002, linebacker Chris Campbell was killed in a car accident. A car accident in 2003 also claimed the life of safety Al Blades.
Pata was described by friends and acquaintances as a "Christian" with a friendly, outgoing personality. Pata, who was projected to be a third-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft, also harbored dreams of one day possibly joining the FBI when his football career was over.
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