Protesters torch Communist Party HQ in Cuba; video appears to capture gunfire
State media denies shots were fired during unrest in Morón as Cuba faces worsening blackouts and economic crisis
By Michael Dorgan Fox News
Published March 14, 2026 4:32pm EDT
Protesters attacked a Communist Party headquarters in Cuba overnight, ransacking the building and attempting to set it on fire, and video appeared to capture gunfire and a man on the ground outside, according to footage obtained by Fox News Digital.
Cuban state media later denied that anyone had been struck by police gunfire and announced five arrests.
Dramatic footage shows a large crowd gathered outside the building in the city of Morón as a fire burns in the street and protesters throw burning objects at the building.
Protesters can be heard chanting "Libertad, libertad!" — Spanish for "Freedom, freedom!" — moments before gunfire rings out in the video.
A young man appears to collapse as others nearby scream in Spanish.
"They shot him! They’re shooting! They said they wouldn’t shoot, but they shot him."
The video then shows people carrying the injured man away.
In another video obtained by Fox News Digital, large crowds can march through Morón’s unlit streets before unrest spread to the Communist Party headquarters.
Morón is located on Cuba's northern coast about 250 miles east of the capital of Havana near the tourist resort of Cayo Coco.
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