Overview

• Uribe Turbay was shot multiple times at a campaign event in Bogotá’s Fontibón district and remains in critical condition with little response to treatment.
• A 15-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene carrying a 9mm handgun and two bystanders sustained injuries in the attack.
• President Gustavo Petro’s government condemned the incident as an assault on democracy and offered roughly $730,000 for information leading to those responsible.
• Investigators have deployed more than 100 agents to determine whether the teen gunman acted alone or had external support.
• Political figures from across Latin America and the United States, including Marco Rubio and Gabriel Boric, have denounced the attempted assassination and expressed solidarity with Uribe Turbay.