BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts college student who suffered a severe head injury in an off-campus altercation last weekend has died.

Emerson College President Lee Pelton in a statement to the campus community confirmed that Emerson sophomore Danial Hollis died on Wednesday.

Hollis, a marketing communications major and a goalie on the Boston school’s lacrosse team, was from Mendon and attended Hopedale High School.

His family has said that he was out with friends early Saturday when they were involved in an altercation with another group of college-age men. The 20-year-old Hollis was hit and his head struck the ground. Doctors say he suffered irreparable brain damage.

The school has planned a vigil for Hollis on Thursday.

Boston police say the fight that led to Hollis’ injury remains under investigation.

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