Colombian Presidential Hopeful Miguel Uribe in Critical Condition After Bogotá Shooting
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, JUN 7 – Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, a leading opposition figure, was critically injured in an attack; a 15-year-old suspect was arrested and a $730,000 reward offered for more information.
- Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot multiple times during a campaign event in a park in Bogotá's Fontibon neighborhood on Saturday night.
- The attack occurred amid Uribe's recent presidential bid announcement and while he campaigned as a member of the opposition Democratic Center party founded by former President Álvaro Uribe.
- Uribe suffered two gunshot wounds, including two bullets to the skull, and was airlifted to Santa Fe Foundation hospital where he is receiving neurosurgical and vascular treatment; authorities detained a 15-year-old suspect found carrying a firearm at the location of the attack.
- The shooting was met with strong denunciation from Colombian officials and regional leaders, with President Gustavo Petro’s administration pledging full transparency in the probe, while a senior U.S. diplomat condemned the attack as a serious challenge to democratic principles.
- The attack triggered an extraordinary Security Council session and prompted deployment of military and police resources to clarify the facts and capture all responsible persons amid calls for respect for life and political stability.
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A medical report from the Santa Fe Foundation hospital said the senator was admitted in critical condition and is undergoing a 'neurosurgical and peripheral vascular procedure'


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