Four hooded individuals assaulted a home functioning as a mipyme this Saturday at dawn on Rita Street, near the corner of Piedra, in the Reparto Juanelo, municipality of San Miguel del Padrón, Havana, according to journalist and activist Camila Acosta, who reported it via her Facebook account based on the testimony of an eyewitness.
The assailants arrived in a light-colored Santa Fe vehicle without license plates.
Once inside, they fired shots within the house— the gunfire woke the neighbors in the area— and sprayed the owner's eyes with spray, leaving her partially blind, according to Acosta's report.
"A light-colored Santa Fe car, with about four hooded individuals, entered a house on Rita Street, almost at the corner with Piedra. They fired several shots at the house, startling the neighbors. With a spray, they left the homeowner partially blinded. The car had no license plates," described the on-site source.
The property was occupied at that time by the owners and several workers from the small and medium-sized enterprise, who managed to repel the attack.
“They only made it to the room because the workers defended themselves,” the same source specified.
In the place, there were four bullet impacts. A worker was injured in an arm, although his condition was reported as stable, detailed Acosta.
"There is no one to control crime in Cuba," concluded the eyewitness who described the robbery this Saturday in San Miguel del Padrón.
Following the incident, a police operation was deployed at the scene, captured in images shared on social media.
The assault is not an isolated case. At the beginning of September, a violent robbery against the Mipyme Almacenes Escambray was reported in Siete Matas, Pinar del Río, which resulted in seven arrests.
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (mipymes), legalized in Cuba in 2021, handle cash, merchandise, and equipment, making them a frequent target for crime.
The incident occurs amidst a sustained escalation of criminal violence on the island. According to the Cuban Observatory of Citizen Audit (OCAC), during the first half of 2026, murders in Cuba increased by 43% compared to the same period in 2025, rising from 63 to 90 cases, while the lethality rate of crimes nearly doubled: from 5.23 to 10.35 deaths per 100 crimes.
On its part, Cubalex documented 52 homicides in August 2026, a monthly record since the organization began its monitoring in 2024, following the 37 recorded in July.
This deterioration of public safety occurs alongside a deep economic and energy crisis, with widespread blackouts exacerbating citizens' vulnerability. Cuban authorities have not provided official crime statistics.
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