00:00Nuno FG Larrero, 47, a renowned Portuguese nuclear physicist and newly appointed director
00:12of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was fatally shot at his home in Brookline,
00:18Massachusetts on Monday evening, December 15, 2025. Police responded to reports of gunfire at
00:25approximately 8.30pm at an apartment building at 9 Gibbs Street in the upscale Boston suburb.
00:32Officers found Larrero in the building's foyer, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Sources
00:37indicate he was shot at least three times. He was transported by ambulance to Beth Israel
00:43Hospital with critical injuries, but was pronounced dead Tuesday morning, December 16.
00:49Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey's office confirmed the death
00:53and initiated an active homicide investigation. Brookline Police Chief Jennifer Pastor stated,
01:01In order to protect the integrity of the investigation, we are limited in the
01:05information we can share at this time and ask for the community's understanding and patience.
01:10No suspects are in custody and authorities have released no information regarding the motive,
01:16suspect description or circumstances of the shooting.
01:19Nuno Larrero held one of MIT's most prestigious positions. Director of the Plasma Science and
01:27Fusion Center, a sprawling research facility housing over 250 researchers, staff and students across
01:34seven buildings totaling 250,000 square feet of laboratory space. He was appointed to this leadership
01:41role in May 2024, less than two years before his death, at a moment of heightened global interest
01:48in fusion energy as a solution to climate change and energy security. More than 24 hours after the
01:55shooting, authorities have released minimal information stating only that an active and ongoing homicide
02:02investigation is underway. Police have not released suspect descriptions, motive theories or information
02:10about whether the shooting was targeted or random. The lack of detail is unusual for a high profile homicide,
02:17prompting speculation among observers about whether investigators possess leads they are withholding
02:23or whether the case remains genuinely unsolved.
02:26Larrero's death raises significant questions about potential motives beyond random violence.
02:34As Director of MIT's leading Fusion Research Center, Larrero oversaw work with direct national
02:41security implications. Fusion energy research is a critical component of U.S. energy independent
02:47strategy and the plasma science and fusion center conducts research contracted with the Department of Energy.
02:53The timing of his assassination, May 2024 appointment, January 2025 presidential honor, December 2025 death,
03:03creates an arc of rising prominence and visibility. Security analysts note that targeted assassination of
03:10scientific leaders is not unprecedented. Iranian nuclear scientists have been targeted in precision operations.
03:18Russian critics in the West have been poisoned. Chinese defectors have been hunted.
03:23Russian inquiry, BenMS gerekiyor, Larrero whistle.
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