New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A professor at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was shot dead at his home in Brookline on Monday.

As per a report by The Boston Globe, which cited the police, the incident came to light shortly after 8.30 pm on Monday when police responded to calls reporting gunshots in the area of Gibbs street.

When police reached the area, they found a man who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

The man, identified as Professor Nuno F. G. Loureiro, was rushed to an area hospital but was declared dead on Tuesday morning.

"Sadly, I can confirm that Professor Nuno Loureiro, who died early this morning, was a current MIT faculty member in the departments of Nuclear Science & Engineering and Physics, as wel...