US EditionAn MIT professor was fatally shot at his home and police launched a homicide investigation
Nuno Loureiro, 47, led MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center and was shot multiple times at his home; police have no suspects and continue a homicide investigation.
- On Dec. 15, 2025, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, was shot in his Brookline, Massachusetts home and died Tuesday morning after being taken to a Boston hospital.
- Loureiro, director of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, joined MIT in 2016 and was named center director last year to advance fusion and clean-energy research.
- Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. to reports of shots at a Gibbs Street apartment and found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds, while local residents reported hearing three loud bangs Monday evening.
- No one is in custody, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said, and MIT is offering support while Portuguese and U.S. officials issued condolences.
- That absence is felt across MIT, where colleagues described him as a leader; his death removes a head of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center with over 250 staff, occurring as authorities pursue a nearby manhunt after the Brown University rampage.
117 Articles
117 Articles
MIT Scientist Nuno Loureiro Fatally Shot at Home
Law enforcement officials launched a homicide probe Tuesday following the fatal shooting of a faculty member from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at his home near Boston, AP reported. The Norfolk District Attorney's Office identified the victim as Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old fusion scientist who passed away at a hospital on Tuesday after being shot Monday night in Brookline, Massachusetts, according to the outlet. Per the prosecu…
The death occurred 48 hours after the attack at Brown University, again in Massachusetts, where two students were killed and 9 others were injured
Nuno F.G. Loureiro, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, was shot and killed in his home.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 49% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
