FATAL SHOOTING

MIT Nuclear Science Professor, 47, Shot and Killed Inside Home

The professor was rushed to the hospital but died the following morning.

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology nuclear science professor was shot and killed inside his Massachusetts home on Monday night. Nuno Loureiro, 47, was found with multiple gunshot wounds after police responded to reports of a shooting at a Brookline residence around 8:30 p.m. Monday, according to a statement from the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. The New York Post reported Loureiro was rushed to a hospital following the incident but died Tuesday morning. Investigators have not released details about a suspect or motive, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, the outlet reported. Loureiro was a professor in MIT’s Nuclear Science & Engineering and Physics department and served as director of the university’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center. In a statement, an MIT spokesperson expressed condolences to Loureiro’s family and colleagues, telling the Post, “Our deepest sympathies are with his family, students, colleagues, and all those who are grieving.” The university added that support services are being made available as students and staff grapple with the sudden loss of the professor.