UW-Stout Student Dies After Being Assaulted In Menomonie

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A college student in Wisconsin died Monday from injuries he received in an assault early Sunday morning, according to school officials.

Hussain Saeed Alnahdi, 24, was a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Stout majoring in business administration. He died Monday afternoon, according to Chancellor Bob Meyer.

Alnahdi was assaulted shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday in downtown Menomonie, Meyer said. The incident occurred on the 400 block of Main Street East, near Topper's Pizza. He was being treated at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.

Alnahdi came to UW-Stout in 2015. His family is from Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.

Anyone with information about the assault should call Menomonie Police Investigator Kelly Pollock at 715-231-8511.