UPDATE: Reward money is being offered for information that leads to the conviction of the person who fatally attacked a University of Wisconsin-Stout student from Saudi Arabia.
Chancellor Bob Meyer and Police Chief Eric Atkinson announced a $15,000 reward from private donations and the university's foundation Wednesday. Separately, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it's putting up $5,000 for information leading to the assailant who killed Hussain Saeed Anahdi.
The 24-year-old business administration student was beaten early Sunday morning while Halloween revelers were leaving the downtown Menomonie bar district.
Investigators say they still don't know what motivated the crime and continue to conduct interviews and scan surveillance video from area businesses.
CAIR national director Nihad Awad says there's a rising number of anti-Muslim incidents nationwide, which raises concerns about a possible bias motive in this case.
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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.
He started attending 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.
