Saudi student dies after assault outside Wisconsin pizza joint
MENOMONIE, Wis. -- A student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout has died after he was injured in a weekend assault in Menomonie.
The university’s chancellor sent a letter to students and staff on Monday saying 24-year-old Hussain Saeed Alnahdi died from injuries he received early Sunday.
Chancellor Bob Meyer said in his letter that Alnahdi was from Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, and was a junior majoring in business administration.
CBS Minnesota reports that Alnahdi came to UW-Stout in 2015.
Menomonie police are still investigating.
Meyer also made a personal plea for anyone with information about the assault to come forward so police can find the person responsible. The assault occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday in downtown Menomonie, near Topper’s Pizza.
Anyone with information about the assault should call Menomonie Police Investigator Kelly Pollock at 715-231-8511.