Female student attacked at Merritt

Oakland Police are searching for suspects in a recent attack in the Merritt College parking lot in which a 25 year-old nursing student had an acidic substance throw on her face, resulting in extreme burns.In hopes of getting cooperation from the public, Oakland police have posted sketches of the suspects and offered up to $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of those responsible for the crime.The assault occurred on Sept. 12 around 8:15pm in the A parking lot near the Merritt children's center. The two males approached the victim from opposite sides and after one of the men spoke to woman, the suspect threw an unknown substance on her from approximately three feet away. The chemical caused second-degree burns to seventy-five percent of her face, head and neck.The suspect who threw the substance is described as a black man with a medium complexion in his early 20s of at least 5 feet 6 weighing 150 pounds with collar-length dreadlocks. He was seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and a white t-shirt.His partner was described as a light-skinned black man in his late teens; about 5 feet 8, 160 pounds wearing a black, hooded sweat shirt and black pants. He may have had a white t-shirt also. The attack was not random and one the suspects may have been hired by a former acquaintance or ex-boyfriend of the victim, according to sources.