Plano police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the fatal shooting of an Allen High School football player late Saturday.

Kemond Smith (Plano Police Department)

Kemond Smith of Forney was taken into custody Monday on one count of murder. He was arrested at the Forney Learning Academy, an alternative campus in the Forney ISD, inForney.com reported.

Smith was being held in the Plano jail Monday evening, and information about his bail was not yet available.

Marquel Ellis Jr., a sophomore at Allen High, was shot about 10 p.m. Saturday at a home in the 3200 block of Peachtree Lane, near Spring Creek Parkway and the Santa Fe Trail. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Police said that several people had been kicked out of a party at the home that night before someone fired shots into it, striking Marquel.

Marquel Ellis, Jr., 16, an Allen High School football player, who police say was fatally shot at a party in Plano, Texas late Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (Dave Stock Photography)

Marquel’s mother, Jocelyn Maduagwu, told KDFW-TV (Channel 4) that he’d gone to the party with his older sister and that the teens had just been listening to music and playing video games.

His sister tried to save his life after he was shot, Maduagwu said.

“She went through the whole process with him. Holding him. She called me on the phone holding him,” she told the station. “She just said, ‘Mom, I tried everything’ on the phone screaming. ‘I tried everything.’”

His father, Marquel Ellis, told KXAS-TV (NBC5) that the two had a special bond because he had his son at a young age — they were more like friends, he said.

“He kept me going. He influenced a lot of us men, just seeing a kid so motivated," Ellis said. “I mean, I’m proud of him. I’m proud of my son.”

Allen High School junior Devon Chatman, 16, pauses for a moment of silence remembering Marquel Ellis Jr., 16, before a varsity basketball game on Nov. 18, 2019 in Allen. Ellis, a sophomore, was fatally shot at a Plano home late Saturday, according to police and school officials. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News) (Juan Figueroa / Staff photographer)

Terry Gambill, head coach of the Allen Eagles football team, called the teen’s 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.”

My main goal right now is to go to college I’ll think about the other stuff later! — Marquel Ellis JR (@Marquel2Ellis) November 10, 2019

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.

A GoFundMe page set up to help Marquel’s family with funeral expenses has raised more than $14,000.