Crime
Brown University shooting suspect found dead inside Extra Space Storage Facility in Salem
SALEM, N.H. — The individual suspected in the Brown University shooting and the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F. G. Loureiro was found deceased inside a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
Authorities believe the individual died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Suspect was not a US citizen but instead a legal permanent resident.
Law enforcement sources said the suspect had a storage unit registered in his name at the same facility where an abandoned vehicle connected to the investigation was previously located.
Investigators had not entered the unit prior to the discovery. Surveillance video reportedly shows the suspect entering the storage complex; however, it remains unclear whether he exited before his death.
The investigation involved extensive coordination among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, particularly in the area near the Salem, New Hampshire–Methuen, Massachusetts border.
Earlier, Methuen police issued a public advisory requesting that residents report any individuals on foot who appeared out of place or were behaving suspiciously. Authorities emphasized at the time that there was no known threat to the public.
Investigators determined that the suspect used a vehicle linked to both the Brown University shooting and the MIT professor’s killing.
According to officials briefed on the case, the vehicle was the same make and model in both investigations but displayed different license plates.
A witness-provided license plate number in the Brown University case led authorities to trace the vehicle’s history, which ultimately connected it to the Brookline homicide.
Law enforcement later located the vehicle in Salem after a license plate reader flagged one of the associated plates, prompting a significant police presence in the area.
Officials said the suspect appeared to have employed multiple countermeasures to avoid detection, including switching license plates across jurisdictions and taking steps to limit identification through surveillance cameras and facial recognition technology.
Authorities noted that these actions suggested advance planning and drew comparisons to other high-profile manhunts in which suspects attempted to conceal their identities while evading capture.
The investigation remains ongoing, and officials have not yet released the suspect’s identity or additional details pending formal confirmation and notification procedures.
Crime
16-year-old Khyon Smith-Tate found shot to death inside Chipotle bathroom on edge of Temple University’s campus in North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot inside the bathroom of a Chipotle restaurant near Temple University’s campus in North Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, police said, as students and staff returned for the first day of the Spring 2026 semester.
The shooting occurred at approximately 5:00 p.m. inside the Chipotle located in the 1100 block of West Montgomery Avenue, on the ground floor of The View at Montgomery apartment complex. The building is situated near Temple University’s Student Center and TECH Center.
Police later identified the victim as Khyon Smith-Tate, a North Philadelphia resident. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said Smith-Tate was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at 5:24 p.m.
Temple University President John Fry and Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police Jennifer Griffin issued a joint statement following the incident:
“The loss of life to gun violence is a profound tragedy, and there are no words that can make sense of it. Our thoughts are with the victim’s family and loved ones.”
According to investigators, Smith-Tate and another minor entered the restaurant and requested access to the restroom. Chief Inspector Small said the shooting is believed to have occurred inside the bathroom.
Moments later, employees discovered Smith-Tate suffering from a gunshot wound. Police recovered one spent shell casing from a semiautomatic weapon inside the restroom.
Although the victim’s last known address was approximately eight blocks from the scene, authorities have not indicated what brought him to the location or what led to the shooting.
At the time of the incident, the restaurant was crowded, and multiple individuals inside the business were detained briefly for questioning. However, police said they have not yet obtained any statements from witnesses who reported hearing a gunshot.
A person of interest was taken into custody several blocks from the scene shortly after the shooting, but Chief Inspector Small said that individual’s involvement remains unclear.
As of Tuesday, police confirmed that no arrests have been made and no motive has been established.
Investigators believe Smith-Tate entered the restroom with another minor, though the whereabouts of that individual remain unknown.
Police are also seeking information about three possible suspects, described as teenagers carrying backpacks.
Chief Inspector Small noted that the area is equipped with numerous surveillance cameras, which detectives are reviewing as part of the ongoing investigation.
Authorities are asking anyone with information related to the incident to contact the Philadelphia Police Department.