A man died in the last few hours after being fatally stabbed in the middle of the street in the city of Santiago de Cuba, as reported on social networks by journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada.
The victim was a young man named Eliecer, nicknamed "El Moro," who was killed with a bladed weapon on Madre Vieja Street No. 130, between Aguilera and Enramada, a few blocks from the police station known as "La motorizada."
A resident in the area specified that the aggressor—whose identity has not been disclosed—"was on leave" and had been drinking with Moro hours before the incident.
It was a police officer who was in the area who arrested the killer, who - according to the cited source - attempted to attack the officer, who reportedly used pepper spray to defend himself.
The reasons behind the violent incident that resulted in the victim receiving three fatal stab wounds—one to the eye, another to the neck, and the last to the lung—have not been disclosed.
Images released by Mayeta Labrada showed several people gathered at the scene of the murder.
Neighbors in the area have confirmed that the victim lost a lot of blood, and a resident urged to finish cleaning the area because there was a bad smell.
In the comments section of the post, dozens of people who knew the victim expressed their shock over the crime and concerns about a feared increase in reports of violence in Cuba after a slight decline in complaints on social media in recent weeks.
"My God, that boy's brother was killed years ago, and now he ends up dead too. My condolences to his sister 'La Mora' and family. RIP," remarked an internet user among dozens of condolence messages.
Until the closing of this article, no further details about what happened have emerged.
The wave of violence that has plagued the country in recent months has taken on significant dimensions in Santiago de Cuba, where it was even acknowledged by the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) as an issue that requires special attention.
At the end of January, a senior official from the Ministry of the Interior in that province acknowledged, during a meeting with residents of the Abel Santamaría district (El Salao), the presence of criminal gangs dedicated to "implementing terror" among the inhabitants.
On that occasion, the authorities asked the affected individuals for a vote of confidence and sent a message to the criminals, warning them that they will be rigorously punished for the acts they have committed.