Golden Wheels Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Miami Herald A University of Miami season of tumult turned horrific Tuesday night when Hurricanes defensive lineman Bryan Pata was shot and killed at his apartment complex in Kendall. ''He was shot in the head,'' Miami Central coach Anthony Saunders said Tuesday night. ``He is dead.'' The 6-4, 280-pound senior, who went to Miami Central High, was last seen on campus at football practice late Tuesday afternoon, just hours before the shooting. According to Miami-Dade police spokesman Roy Rutland, police officers were dispatched to the Colony Apartments, 9315 SW 77th Ave., at 7:30 p.m. where they found Pata, 22, dead of a gunshot wound near bushes in the parking lot area. His mother, Ronette Pata, jumped out of a Lexus, where family was gathering outside the police line at about 9:30 p.m., screaming, ''My baby! My baby!'' She then began to slip and collapsed into the arms of a Miami-Dade detective in front of media members and onlookers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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