Overview

• Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in critical condition at Fundación Santa Fe in Bogotá after sustaining gunshot wounds to his head and leg.
• The 15-year-old alleged shooter was wounded in the exchange and arrested on the spot by the senator’s security team.
• Investigators are examining whether the attack targeted Uribe personally, was driven by his political profile or aimed to destabilize the government.
• President Gustavo Petro denounced the violence and ordered expanded protection for opposition figures and their families following fresh threats.
• All major parties issued a joint condemnation and precandidacies such as Claudia López’s tour have been suspended over escalating security concerns.