Murder-Suicide Case: New York Jets Legend Al Toon's Daughter Shot Dead

Molly Lillard, the daughter of the former New York Jets legend Al Toon, was fatally shot at her home in Arizona in an apparent murder-suicide.

Molly was shot Sunday by her 36-year-old husband, Royce Lillard III, who then turned the gun on himself, Scottsdale police said, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

It is suspected Royce shot his wife before 5 p.m. (8 p.m. ET). The police arrived to find Molly in front of her house with gunshot wounds, Associated Press reported. The 28-year-old was then taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Meanwhile, Royce had barricaded himself inside their home. At 10.45 p.m. (1.45 a.m. ET), the SWAT team entered the residence where they found Royce dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The couple is survived by their 8-month-old child, who was present at the scene of the crime, but remained uninjured and is currently under the family’s care. The couple was married for two years.

The motive for the shooting was not revealed.

Molly was a former Middleton High School volleyball standout, who graduated in 2010. She led the school twice to the state volleyball tournament and later went on to play for the University of Michigan. She was also a four-year-letter-winner for the Wolverines and had received an honorable mention from the all-American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2013 as a senior, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

"For all the players that I coached in my lifetime she was the only one that would actually challenge the coaches. She didn’t only demand the best from her teammates but as a coach, you have to be on your A-game too," Lillard’s high school coach Franco Marcos said, NBC-affiliated WMTV reported. “The other great thing about her was when the game was on the line, she wanted that ball. For her it’s like ‘bring it, I’m ready.”

Laura Wilkinson, who co-captained the volleyball in their senior year said, “When I think of Molly I think of someone who was so determined and such an inspiration. Always paving her own path. Always doing things and walking to the beat of her own drum. Her passion for everything on and off the court was unbelievable. She had an infectious energy. It was an honor to play with her and know her.”

Her father Al Toon, played for the University of Wisconsin before establishing a career with the Jets as a wide receiver. He made it to the Pro Bowl three times in his eight years.