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, according to journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada on social media.
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, just a few blocks from the police station known as "La Motorizada."
A resident of the area stated that the assailant—whose identity has not been disclosed—"was just passing through" and that he had been drinking with el Moro hours before the incident.
It was a police officer who was in the area who arrested the murderer, who—according to the cited source—attempted to attack the officer, who allegedly used pepper spray to defend himself.
The reasons behind the violent incident that ended with the victim receiving three fatal stab wounds—one in the eye, another in the neck, and the last in 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 shock over the crime and a feared increase in reports of violence in Cuba after a slight decrease in recent weeks' reports on social media.
"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 relatives. RIP," noted an internet user amid dozens of condolence messages.
Until the closing of this report, no other details about the incident have emerged.
The wave of violence that has afflicted the country in recent months has taken on significant proportions in Santiago de Cuba, where even the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) has acknowledged it as an issue requiring special attention.
At the end of January, a high-ranking official from the Interior Ministry in that province acknowledged, during a meeting with residents of the Abel Santamaría neighborhood (El Salao), the presence of criminal gangs dedicated to "spreading 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.