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Bryan Sidney Pata

Case from Miami, FL dated Nov 07, 2006

Victim Details

Bryan Sidney Pata

Male

Black / African American

Miami

FL

2006-11-07

22

Bryan

Sidney Pata

07/30/2026

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Bryan Sidney Pata, a promising defensive lineman for the University of Miami Hurricanes, was tragically shot and killed on November 7, 2006, at the age of 22. Pata was returning home from a football practice when he was ambushed and shot in the parking lot of his apartment complex in Kendall, Florida. The Miami-Dade police quickly ruled the incident a homicide, but the case remained unsolved for nearly 15 years, leaving his family and the community in a state of grief and uncertainty.

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  • PEOPLE.com: Former University of Miami Football Player Charged in Murder of Teammate 15 Years Later
  • sun-sentinel.com: Former Miami Hurricane Rashaun Jones arrested for 2006 murder of teammate Bryan Pata
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