Israeli officials are investigating the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro, according to a Jerusalem Post report.
Loureiro was shot inside his Brookline, Massachusetts, home on Monday and pronounced dead on Tuesday at a local hospital. Police are still searching for the suspect as part of the homicide investigation.
Loureiro, who was originally from Portugal, taught at MIT as a professor of physics and of nuclear science and engineering. He also directed the university’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
According to the Jerusalem Post report, Israeli officials are investigating a reported possible connection between the shooting and Iran. The report says Israel’s investigation is taking place “against the backdrop of Loureiro’s sensitive field of research.”
“This is an assessment that has not yet been
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