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A prominent nuclear science professor at MIT was shot and killed inside his home in a swanky Massachusetts neighborhood Monday night, with police mum on details of the tragic slaying.
Nuno Loureiro, 47, was found inside the Brookline house by police responding to reports of a man shot around 8:30 p.m., the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office announced on Facebook.
Loureiro was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead Tuesday morning.
“This is an active and ongoing homicide investigation,” the DA said. “No further information is being released at this time.”
Brookline Police Deputy Superintendent Paul Campbell told WBZ-TV News that the victim “had been shot multiple times,” but would not release further details.
The death follows a mass shooting at Brown University, just 50 miles away, in which two students were killed. The suspect is still on the loose.
Loureiro, a native of Portugal, was a member of the school’s departments of Nuclear Science & Engineering and Physics, and director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, one of the university’s largest labs with more than 250 full-time researchers, a school spokesman said.
“Our deepest sympathies are with his family, students, colleagues, and all those who are grieving,” they told The Post. “Focused outreach and conversations are taking place within our community to offer care and support for those who knew Prof. Loureiro, and a message will be shared with our wider community.”
The spokesperson said the investigation is being led by state police, the Norfolk DA, Brookline and MIT police, and said the school would not discuss the shooting further “out of respect for the integrity of this ongoing investigation.”
