A UC Irvine fraternity was suspended and a police investigation begun after a student died Saturday morning, Jan. 12, at an off-campus home.

Though campus officials did not give details about how 18-year-old Noah Domingo of La Crescenta died, they did say the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was on interim suspension, which means it must cease all activities.

Sheriff’s officials said Domingo died at around 3:30 a.m. at the private home.

Kim Mohr, a spokeswoman for the Irvine Police Department, said she could not give many details pending the death investigation. But she did say that officers were called to the scene Saturday morning to the home near Turtlerock and Campus drives to investigate, and that police are waiting for the results of the coroner’s investigation.

Domingo had been initiated as a member of the fraternity, according to the national chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

“We are heartbroken by the death of our UCI brother, Noah Domingo,” the fraternity’s Chief Executive Officer Mike Sophir said in a statement.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends, and we appreciate the support the university and its staff have provided to students in this difficult time.”

Domingo was a first-year biological sciences major, said Tom Vasich, a university spokesman.

He graduated last year from Crescenta Valley High School, where he played football and basketball for four years, according to a statement issued Monday by the basketball team’s Booster Club president, Torie Carlson.

Carlson said he had been awarded a scholarship by the club for “best exemplifying the attributes of being a Crescenta Valley Falcon – Pride, Tradition and Honor.”

“While he wasn’t the tallest or fastest player, he had the biggest heart and the most school spirit and energy, whether in the game or cheering on his teammates from the bench,” wrote Carlson in the statement.

Former Crescenta Valley guard Nick Abkarian referred to Domingo as “one of the kindest and most sincere guys I have ever known …”

According to an email sent to the campus community from Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Edgar Dormitorio, officials would be “working with the Greek community to help ensure that they are engaging in behaviors and practices that are in alignment with university policies and their own values. …

“Our hearts go out to the student’s family and community of friends who have been impacted by this incident,” the email reads.

The school’s Office of Academic Integrity & Student Conduct will also investigate the incident.

Staff writer Eric Licas and The Associated Press contributed to this story.