Reward money totaling $20,000 was dangled before the public Wednesday in hopes of determining who killed a student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout during an assault around bar closing time in downtown Menomonie over the weekend.
Police have yet to make an arrest in the death of 24-year-old Hussain Saeed Alnahdi, a junior from Saudi Arabia, and have only a vague description of a man who was seen about 2 a.m. Sunday running from the scene, the 400 block of Main Street E., outside Topper's Pizza.
At a news conference at the western Wisconsin school's Memorial Student Center, Chancellor Bob Meyer announced a $15,000 reward for information leading to whoever is responsible for Alnahdi's death.
"It is absolutely essential that we use all of our resources to find the person responsible for Hussain's death," Meyer said, adding that the reward is being funded by private donations and the UW-Stout Foundation.
"Many people are looking for ways to help the police find the assailant," Meyer said, "and we hope this fund will generate the information needed to lead to an arrest and conviction."
Another $5,000 has been put up as a reward by a major Muslim civil rights group.
The attack occurred as many people were decked out in Halloween costumes and visiting various bars and other nightspots.
Alnahdi, who was studying business, died Monday afternoon at a hospital in nearby Eau Claire.