Grade 12 student Darius Hartshorne, a lineman for the Sisler Spartans, at Sisler High School in Winnipeg, is shown in this undated handout photo. Hartshorne, who sustained a severe spinal injury in a game earlier this month, died in hospital on Wednesday.

A high school football player who sustained a severe spinal injury in a game earlier this month died in hospital Wednesday night, the Winnipeg School Division said Thursday.

“It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we inform you that Grade 12 student Darius Hartshorne, a lineman for the Sisler Spartans, succumbed to his injuries last night,” the division said in a statement.

Support services were being made available for teachers, staff, teammates and other students at Sisler High School.

An online fundraiser said Hartshorne was

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