A man died in the last 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 knife on Madre Vieja Street No. 130, between Aguilera and Enramada, just a few blocks from the police station known as "La Motorizada."
A resident in the area stated that the attacker—whose identity has not been disclosed—"was passing through," and had been drinking with the 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 allegedly used pepper spray to defend himself.
The reasons behind the bloodshed that resulted in the victim receiving three fatal stab wounds—one in the eye, another in the neck, and the last one 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 was urging 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 dismay over the crime and their fear of a resurgence in reports of violence in Cuba following a slight drop in complaints on social networks in recent weeks.
"My God, that young man had his brother killed years ago and now ends up dead too. My condolences to his sister 'La Mora' and family. RIP," noted an internet user among dozens of condolence messages.
Until the closure of this report, no other details about what happened have emerged.
The wave of violence that has plagued the country in recent months has taken on significant proportions in Santiago de Cuba, where it was even acknowledged by the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) as a problem that requires special attention.
"At the end of January, a high-ranking official from the Ministry of the Interior in that province acknowledged, during a meeting with residents of the Abel Santamaría neighborhood (El Salao), the presence of criminal gangs dedicated to 'implementing terror' among the population."
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 severely punished for the acts they have committed.