Overview

• Uribe Turbay died two months after he was shot three times at a Bogotá campaign rally, with his condition deteriorating following a new brain hemorrhage despite earlier signs of recovery.
• Six suspects have been detained, including a 15-year-old alleged shooter and alleged coordinator Elder José Arteaga Hernández, all facing new aggravated homicide charges under the magnicide designation.
• Prosecutors are probing who ordered the hit and examining links to illicit U.S.-sourced arms trafficking and dissident FARC guerrilla groups.
• The assassination has sparked nationwide marches and drawn condemnation from Vice President Francia Márquez, the United Nations and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding swift justice.
• The attack has intensified concerns over candidate security ahead of the May 2026 presidential election and reignited debate over Colombia’s peace and security policies.