MIAMI - Police searched for clues Wednesday in the killing of University of Miami football player Bryan Pata, the shooting marking the team's fourth death in the last decade. Pata, a popular figure on campus, practiced Tuesday afternoon and was shot Tuesday night at his apartment complex. It was the latest shock to a Hurricanes team touched by tragedy and turmoil, including a separate gun case this season and a wild on-field brawl last month.
Defensive end Brian Pata's shooting death stunned his teammates and left coach Larry Coker "numb." The 22-year-old lineman who grew up in Miami was pronounced dead in the parking lot outside his apartment. His death was ruled a homicide, Miami-Dade police spokesman Roy Rutland said. Pata's mother, Ronette Pata, stood outside his apartment Tuesday night wearing a replica of her son's jersey.
Defensive end Brian Pata's shooting death stunned his teammates and left coach Larry Coker "numb." The 22-year-old lineman who grew up in Miami was pronounced dead in the parking lot outside his apartment. His death was ruled a homicide, Miami-Dade police spokesman Roy Rutland said. Pata's mother, Ronette Pata, stood outside his apartment Tuesday night wearing a replica of her son's jersey.
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