Overview
- Cuba’s Interior Ministry said a speedboat with Florida registration FL7726SH was detected about one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel off Cayo Falcones on Wednesday morning.
- Border Guard Troops approached for identification and, according to the Cuban statement, the vessel opened fire, injuring the Cuban patrol commander.
- Cuban forces returned fire, with four people on the speedboat killed and six wounded; the injured were evacuated and received medical treatment.
- Authorities have not identified the occupants or their motives, and Cuban officials say a formal investigation is underway.
- U.S. federal agencies had not issued public comments as reports were published, while some Florida members of Congress called for inquiries into the incident.