Overview

• Uribe was shot three times—twice in the head—during a June 7 rally in Bogotá’s Fontibón district and later died from a central nervous system hemorrhage after months of treatment.
• Authorities have detained multiple suspects, including a 15-year-old alleged gunman and alleged mastermind Elder José Arteaga Hernández.
• Officials are examining links to a dissident FARC faction, citing concerns over illicit arms trafficking and recruitment of teenagers for political violence.
• The fatal outcome has revived national fears of the political assassinations that plagued Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s.
• Critics say the attack exposes gaps in President Gustavo Petro’s Total Peace security strategy as Colombia prepares for its May 2026 election.