Overview

• Miguel Uribe was shot multiple times—two rounds to the head and one to the knee—during a June 7 campaign rally in western Bogota.
• Police say the teenager accused of the shooting was wounded at the scene and captured by the senator’s bodyguards.
• President Gustavo Petro’s government condemned the attack as an assault on democracy and vowed a comprehensive investigation to uncover any accomplices.
• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed ‘violent left-wing rhetoric’ for fostering hostility and called on Colombian leaders to moderate their discourse.
• Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a reward of approximately $725,000 for information leading to additional arrests in the case.