Updated at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 18: Revised to include information about how to donate to Marquel’s family.

A 16-year-old Allen High School football player was fatally shot at a Plano home late Saturday, according to police and school officials.

Police and the school district identified the victim as Marquel Ellis Jr., a sophomore.

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Officers responded about 10 p.m. to the home in the 3200 block of Peachtree Lane, near Spring Creek Parkway and the Santa Fe Trail, Officer Stephanie Benjamin said.

Police said several people had been kicked out of a party there before someone fired into the home, striking the boy.

The boy died of his wounds at an area hospital. Police initially had said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities did not release information about a possible suspect, but Benjamin said they do not think there is an ongoing threat to the community.

“Our detectives are working hard to figure out who is responsible for this, and rest assured that they’re going to be held accountable,” she said.

Terry Gambill, head coach of the Allen Eagles football team, called the death senseless.

Marquel, who played wide receiver, was someone who got along with everybody, Gambill said.

Marquel was on the varsity roster but also played on the junior varsity team to get more playing time, he said.

“His teammates loved him,” the coach said. “He loved his teammates, really just a good athlete, good person.”

Gambill recalled a recent tweet from Marquel that said he had his sights set on college.

“I think he was making the most of his opportunities, and that’s what sad, is that somebody cut it short,” he said. “To me, it’s a shame. I still go back to, you know, ‘Why?’ I don’t think anybody will ever have that answer.”

Gambill said he’d spoken to Marquel’s parents Sunday to offer his condolences. Marquel’s teammates, some of whom had attended the party with him Saturday, were also in mourning, he said.

“All his teammates, they just want to hang out and be around each other, and I don’t think anybody at that site had any vision that this would happen,” Gambill said.

The Twitter account for the Allen High basketball team described Marquel on Sunday as a “phenomenal athlete and fierce competitor.”

“We had the privilege of getting to know Marquel Ellis last year," the team said. “... Teammates loved being around Marquel. Our basketball family is grieving and our thoughts and prayers are with Marquel’s loved ones."

Allen ISD said in a written statement that counselors will be available to talk to students and staff members Monday.

In a GoFundMe campaign raising money for Marquel’s funeral expenses, his family wrote that he was “an innocent bystander playing video games” when his life was cut short in the shooting.

As of Monday afternoon, the campaign had raised more than $10,000.