Overview

• The Attorney General’s Office said the 15-year-old who admitted the June attack was ordered to remain for seven years in a specialized youth facility.
• The teen was convicted of attempted murder and illegal weapons possession rather than homicide because Colombian juvenile procedure bars altering charges once accepted.
• A spokesperson told AFP the youth will not be moved to an adult prison upon turning 18.
• Videos showed Miguel Uribe Turbay shot three times at a Bogotá rally on June 7; he underwent multiple surgeries and died on August 11.
• Five adults have been arrested on aggravated homicide charges as investigators seek who ordered the attack; AP says the motive remains undetermined and AFP reports police have pointed to a FARC dissident wing.