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Miami football player shot, police rule death a homicide
MIAMI (AP) -- Police searched for clues Wednesday in the fatal shooting of University of Miami lineman Bryan Pata, the latest shock to a Hurricanes team touched by tragedy and turmoil.
Pata, a popular figure on campus, practiced Tuesday afternoon and was shot about two hours later at his apartment complex. The 22-year-old senior 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.
"My son had a problem with nobody," a tearful Jeanette Pata, the player's mother, told WTVJ-TV in Miami Tuesday night outside her son's apartment as she wore a replica Hurricanes jersey. "He's gone. He's gone."
Word of Pata's death spread quickly around campus, and grief counselors were summoned for his teammates. Another team meeting to discuss a memorial was scheduled for Wednesday, and no decision had been made about the status of Saturday afternoon's game against No. 23 Maryland.
This was the latest jolt to a Miami team that has dealt with another shooting this season and was part of a wild on-field brawl last month.
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