Brown University, MIT Professor
Shootings Could Be Connected …
Federal Law Enforcement Source Says
Published
Investigators suppose there might be a hyperlink between the campus mass capturing at Brown University and the MIT professor who was later killed at his residence — and regulation enforcement is now digging right into a potential connection, TMZ has realized.
A federal regulation enforcement supply tells TMZ … federal, state and native authorities at the moment are wanting into whether or not the fields of physics and engineering are an element within the murders linking the 2 circumstances. No suspects have been recognized or apprehended in both case.
This is a significant shift within the investigation — particularly since FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks mentioned Tuesday there didn’t look like any connection between the 2 shootings.
The violence kicked off Saturday, Dec. 13, when a gunman went on a rampage at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island — killing two college students and injuring 9 others. Providence Police have launched enhanced video of a brand new particular person of curiosity tied to the campus capturing.
On Monday, December 15, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro was gunned down at his residence in Brookline, Massachusetts shortly earlier than 8:30 PM Monday.
The MIT professor labored within the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department and the Brown Shooting occurred contained in the School of Engineering.
Brookline is 50 miles north of Providence.
Both investigations are ongoing … and should now be super-charged in a mixed effort.