PLANO, TX. (THECOUNT) — Marquel Ellis, who played football at Allen High School, has been identified by the team as the victim fatally shot at a house party in Plano Saturday night, according to local Sunday reports.
Ellis, 16, was found suffering to from gunshot injuries after police responded to a call of shots fired around 10 p.m. Saturday in Plano.
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The shooting occurred at a house party located in the 3200 block of Peachtree Lane, in Plano.
Ellis was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of gunshot wounds.
Plano PD has not yet identified the victim, but the Twitter accounts for the Allen High School football team and basketball team posted about the loss of Ellis, reports Fox4News.
Allen Eagles Football via Twitter:
@alleneaglesfb Marquel Ellis – Eagle for Life!
Investigators found that there was a party in one of the homes, when a group got kicked out. After leaving, they went to get a gun, and then fired into the home. Police are not yet sure if they got the gun from one of their vehicles, or left to get one and then came back.
No other injuries were reported.
Police said they have not yet identified any suspects, and they working to get surveillance video from neighbors.
Anyone with possible information should contact police at 911.
Marquel Ellis – Eagle for Life! pic.twitter.com/LuiX2KlgSx
— Allen Eagles Football (@alleneaglesfb) November 17, 2019
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Geo quick facts: Plano is a city in north Texas. The Heritage Farmstead Museum is a restored 19th-century farm with original tools and furniture, plus a replica 1895 schoolroom. The Interurban Railway Museum traces the history of the Texas Electric Railway, and has a vintage rail car. Trails wind through a nature preserve in Oak Point Park. Northeast of town is Southfork Ranch, made famous as the setting for the TV series “Dallas,” – wikipedia.