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Marco Rubio Says U.S. Is Probing Deadly Cuban Shooting
Cuban officials said border troops engaged in gunfire with a Florida-based speedboat on Wednesday, leaving four dead on the boat and six wounded. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is working to verify what happened and will respond accordingly.
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It’s something, frankly, that hasn’t happened with Cuba in a very long time. According to the Cuban regime that the boat was registered in Florida. We’re tracking that down. The majority of the facts being publicly reported are those by the information provided by the Cubans. We will verify that independently. And as we gather more information, then we’ll be prepared to respond accordingly.

Cuban officials said border troops engaged in gunfire with a Florida-based speedboat on Wednesday, leaving four dead on the boat and six wounded. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is working to verify what happened and will respond accordingly.
By Jiawei Wang
February 26, 2026



