Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Private Investigators Say Pata May Have Known Killer - Local News

Private Investigators Say Pata May Have Known Killer - Local News: "It has been two months since University of Miami football player Bryan Pata was shot to death, and no arrests have been made.

Now, private investigators are passing out flyers at Miami nightclubs, hoping to spark someone's memory and get new leads.

Private investigators working for Pata's family told NBC 6's Tom Llamas that they think Pata may have known his killer.

They want to know if Pata had any trouble at clubs on South Beach. They said Pata was involved in a fight at Club Life before his killing.

'We know that Bryan used to frequent establishments around here before his death,' private investigator Greg Slate said. 'We're expanding our investigation because after reviewing the circumstances, we believe that this might have been a message killing.'

One of the private investigators working Pata's case, Diop Kamau, is a former police officer.

Kamau said he has developed a theory on Pata's killing.

He thinks the killer was highly motivated and possibly angry since the murder happened at 7 p.m. outside an apartment complex. He said the killer was comfortable with a pistol because Pata was allegedly killed by one shot to the back of the head. And, Kamau thinks the person surprised Pata because the shooting happened near Pata's car. "

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