A Saudi international student from the University of Wisconsin was beaten to death outside a pizza shop by an unidentified white man, the Daily Mail reports.
Hussain Saeed Alnahdi was studying business administration at the University of Wisconsin Stout when he was attacked outside Toppers Pizza in Menomonie, Wisconsin, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 24-year-old joined the university in 2015 after moving from Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
He was viciously attacked by an unidentified 6ft white male who ran away from the scene after beating him to death.
Alnahdi died in hospital on Monday from severe head injuries.
He was bleeding from the mouth and nose when police found him outside the pizza shop at around 2am on Sunday.
Menomonie Police Department detectives are appealing for information about his death.
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Detectives are canvassing the surrounding streets of the incident for CCTV, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
“On October 30 at approximately 2:11am, the Menomonie Police Department and Menomonie Fire Department were dispatched to the 400 block of Main Street East, near Toppers Pizza, for a report of a physical altercation.
“Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious male, bleeding from his mouth and nose.
“Further information provided by witnesses at the scene indicated that the victim had been assaulted by a white male who was about six feet tall, who fled the scene on foot westbound on Main Street prior to law enforcement arrival,” a spokesman said.
Police would not comment on a potential motive for the killing but confirmed it was being treated as a homicide.
The University’s president issued a statement offering the student’s family in Saudi Arabia his condolences.
“Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of Hussain Saeed Alnahdi, as well as the entire UW-Stout campus community. It is difficult to find the right words in light of such of a tragedy, except to express our sorrow for all who knew Hussain.
“We thank the Menomonie Police Department as it continues its investigation and hope the perpetrator can be identified soon.”
