A 28-year-old Cuban lost his life on Friday night after being attacked with a knife in a boarding house in the Paso de la Arena neighborhood in western Montevideo, Uruguay, as confirmed by the local press citing sources from the country's Ministry of the Interior.
The attack occurred following an argument between the victim and a neighbor from the same boarding house, a Venezuelan citizen who grabbed a knife and stabbed the young Cuban multiple times.
According to Subrayado, the property is located near the intersection of Curuzú Cuatiá and Mauricio Llamas streets, and the victim had cuts on the neck and stomach.
The wounded individual -whose identity has not been revealed- was urgently transferred to the Hospital del Cerro, where he died due to the severity of his injuries.
The assailant, identified and on the run
The Venezuelan citizen responsible for the attack fled the scene after the assault, and as of the time of this report, remains at large.
Telenoche reported that the attacker has been fully identified and is actively being sought by the Police, who are working to clarify the exact circumstances of the crime.
Montevideo Portal reported that authorities are actively searching for the suspect in the crime, and the investigation is ongoing.
A pattern of violence that is affecting the Cuban community
This crime adds to a series of violent deaths that have shaken the Cuban community in Uruguay in recent months.
On April 24 of this year, the delivery driver José Eduardo Cuéllar Arteaga, 31 years old and originally from Manicaragua, Villa Clara, was murdered in Carrasco Norte by a gunshot to the chest while working for PedidosYa during an attempted robbery of his motorcycle.
That crime was the third involving a delivery worker in just ten days in Montevideo, and it sparked a massive protest of about 500 workers in front of the Executive Tower.
"That boy was right there delivering his order, the ñeri arrived, they were going to take his motorcycle, the boy let go of the motorcycle, and right there, they shot him in the chest, and he is dead," said a coworker of Cuéllar Arteaga while describing what happened.
In June, the Police arrested a 15-year-old teenager as the second suspect in that crime; the first, who is 16 years old, had voluntarily surrendered with his mother.
Uruguay, a major destination for Cuban emigration
The new homicide occurs in the context of a significant increase in the Cuban presence in the country.
In 2025, more than 22,000 Cubans entered Uruguay. This is the highest figure recorded historically according to the National Migration Directorate, with a net migration balance close to 15,000 people.
That same year, 13,852 Cubans obtained the Uruguayan ID card for the first time, the highest number among all foreign nationals.
Many of these migrants are employed in sectors with a high exposure to violence, such as home delivery, in a context of deteriorating security.
The first half of this year closed with 195 homicides in Uruguay, an increase of 6.6% compared to the same period in 2025, with Montevideo being the most affected department, recording 114 cases between January and June.
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