MIT professor Nuno Loureiro killed in shooting at his Brookline, Massachusetts home

cbs ^ | 12-16-25 | Neal Riley

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MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was killed in a shooting at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts Monday night, the school confirmed. Loureiro, a nuclear science and engineering professor from Portugal, was 47 years old.

A Brookline police spokesperson said officers responded to a call for gunshots at an apartment on Gibbs Street at about 8:30 p.m.

"A victim was located who had been shot multiple times," Brookline police deputy superintendent Paul Campbell told WBZ-TV.

Loureiro was taken by ambulance to a Boston hospital, where he died Tuesday morning. No other information about the shooting was immediately released and authorities did not say if they are looking for a suspect. Campbell said no one is in custody.

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Loureiro is known for his research on how plasma works, "particularly turbulence and the physics underpinning solar flares and other astronomical phenomena." He was also studying how to harness clean "fusion power" to combat climate change.

[ClearCase_guy]

This sort of setback means Fusion Power is now at least 25 years away.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

We have a winner! No more calls, please!

LOL...good one.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Probably an African male prostitute.

[PGR88]

OK then - what was his connection to the Clintons?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Brookline is where that creep from Harvard went with his pellet rifle to harass Jews. It’s not that far from Providence, RI, either.

[C210N]

I put up the Christmas decorations too early, should a left up my FF stuff.

[FreedomPoster]

Just as it has been for the last 60-70 years.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

“...to combat climate change.”
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How do you “combat” something that does not exist?

[Paul R.]

I just saw this come up in my sidebar while playing some music vids on YouTube. Disregarding the climate change part, making fusion power practical would be a huge deal. Understanding solar flares is no small potatoes either.

[9YearLurker]

Brookline is very wealthy with a substantial Jewish population.

[Flag_This]

”making fusion power practical would be a huge deal.”

But we already have windmills…

[Gay State Conservative]

For those who think that “Brookline” sounds familiar...it's the proud home of one Mike Dukakis...a more famous tank commander than Gen George S Patton!

[rktman]

More gun control for Mass. STAT! In 3,....2,.....

[mewzilla]

https://physics.mit.edu/news/nuno-loureiro-named-director-of-mits-plasma-science-and-fusion-center/

Interesting link. The press release tells the reader nothing about the man’s backround.

[mewzilla]

Here’s a link with info...

https://act.mit.edu/about/people/nuno-loureiro/

He was Portuguese, worked in the UK...

[Cold Heart]

Professor Loureriro was Jewish

[Rummyfan]

For those who think that “Brookline” sounds familiar...it's the proud home of one Mike Dukakis...

Also home to The Country Club which has hosted several US Opens.

And yes, that's it name.... The Country Club.

[mewzilla]

I'll just toss this in, from January, a lot of money the UK doesn't have...

UK Government Pledges Record £410 Million Investment In Nuclear Fusion

With Prof. Loureiro dead, does that give them an advantage...?

[Sarah Barracuda]

According to Laura Loomer he is pro Israel, maybe he was killed by the same killer at Brown Univeristy..how far is Rhode Island to Massachusetts