MIT professor Nuno Loureiro shot dead at his home

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was found fatally shot in his Brookline home Monday night and the case is being treated as a homicide.

A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was shot dead at his home near Boston on Monday night, and his death is being investigated as a homicide, officials said.

Nuno Loureiro, 47, from Portugal, was pronounced dead Tuesday morning after being found at his Brookline home. He was a physicist and fusion scientist.

“This is an active and ongoing homicide investigation,” the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said.

“Our deepest sympathies are with his family, students, colleagues, and all those who are grieving,” MIT said in a statement.

"This shocking loss for our community comes in a period of disturbing violence in many other places," MIT President Sally Kornbluth said in a statement, adding that support was available for staff and students.