Overview

• After emergency neurosurgery, Uribe spent two months at Fundación Santa Fe clinic and his condition worsened last weekend due to a new cerebral hemorrhage
• The alleged 15-year-old gunman and two accomplices remain in custody on attempted homicide and illegal arms possession charges with no confessions recorded
• Vice-President Francia Márquez condemned the shooting as a national tragedy and warned that democracy must be built on respect and dialogue rather than violence
• U.S. Senator Marco Rubio expressed deep sadness over Uribe’s death and urged that those responsible be held to account
• The attack has revived fears of a return to the political killings and bombings that plagued Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s, raising concerns about the security of public figures