Overview
- Authorities said Wednesday that no one is in custody as the Norfolk County District Attorney oversees the ongoing probe.
- Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 8:30 p.m. Monday on Gibbs Street, found Loureiro with multiple gunshot wounds, and he died Tuesday morning at a Boston hospital.
- The FBI said it is not aware of any link between this case and the recent unsolved shooting that killed two Brown University students in Providence.
- Neighbors described hearing three loud bangs, while MIT offered support services and colleagues praised Loureiro’s leadership and mentorship.
- Loureiro joined MIT in 2016, was named director of the Plasma and Fusion Science Center in 2024, and was known for pioneering work on magnetized plasma dynamics.