A Colorado Mesa University student was killed by gunfire, school officials said Saturday.

In an e-mail to students, Mesa president Tim Foster said the loss of Brett Ojiyi was “from a tragic accident,” according to a Grand Junction television station.

Grand Junction police were called to a home in the 1100 block of Main Street shortly after midnight where they found a man with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.

Ojiyi was a four-year member of Mesa’s football team and was a current student at the school.

A decision to play Saturday’s football game was made by university officials, coaches and players, according to a news release from the school.

This article has been updated to remove language that closely mirrored that from another news site.