US EditionColombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay Succumbs After June Campaign Shooting
- Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe died early on August 11, 2025, after being shot three times at a Bogota rally on June 7.
- The assassination attempt and Uribe’s critical condition followed a period of political violence reminiscent of the 1980s and 1990s in Colombia’s history.
- Law enforcement detained six individuals connected to the assault, among them a 15-year-old accused of being the shooter, and identified a splinter faction of the former FARC group as potential orchestrators.
- Uribe’s wife expressed her grief, calling him the love of her life, and vowed to support their children, including their young boy and three adolescent girls he had embraced as his own.
- The killing prompted renewed demands for justice and calls for peace from Colombia’s Vice President Francia Marquez and from Marco Rubio, the United States’ top diplomat, amid concerns over escalating violence.
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Colombia mourns for Senator Uribe. His death awakens evil memories of political violence before the turn of the millennium.
In June, the conservative politician was shot at a campaign appearance in Bogotá. Now the presidential candidate has succumbed to his injuries.
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Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said.
A 15-year-old shoots Miguel Uribe Turbay in the head, now he succumbs to his injuries. The death of the conservative politician awakens bad memories in Colombia.
By CNN en Español Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday expressed his condolences to the family and Colombians over the death of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay. He also called for a deeper investigation into the June attack on the presidential candidate. “Life is above any ideology,” Petro said in a message published on X, in which he spoke about the political violence that has shaken the country in recent decades. The president noted that th…
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