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Cuba has accused those on board of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims” and firing first.
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Border guards shot dead four people and injured the remaining six aboard the Florida-registered speedboat. Cuba accused the 10 people on the boat of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims" and said they opened fire first.
A third person was on a US K-1 visa - for fiancées of American citizens - the US official said. The boat's owner alleged the vessel had been stolen by an employee.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said Washington was investigating the "highly unusual" incident.
Cuban authorities had said all 10 were Cuban nationals residing in the US.
They also identified an 11th person they said had been arrested and had confessed to being part of the alleged plot.
The interior ministry said earlier that the speedboat had entered its territorial waters and was "one nautical mile off Cayo Falcones" on the country's northern coast when it was intercepted.
It said the commander of the Cuban boat was injured in the firefight that ensued.
The Cuban authorities added that most of the passengers on the US-registered boat had "prior records involving criminal and violent activity".
Handguns, assault rifles and improvised explosive devices were recovered from the speedboat, along with other tactical gear, according to the statement.
The deadly shooting comes at a time of increased tension between the two countries.
Less than two months ago, US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Cuba's close ally, and stopped his successor from supplying the country with oil.
Rubio has said the speedboat incident was not a US operation and no US government personnel were involved.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Thursday vowed to defend the Caribbean country against aggression.
"Cuba will defend itself with determination and firmness against any terrorist and mercenary aggression that seeks to affect its sovereignty and national stab
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