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Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe Wounded in Bogota Shooting

Colombian officials have condemned the shooting as an assault on democracy, offering a $700,000 reward for information leading to a teenage suspect.

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FILE - Miguel Uribe Turbay, center in blue tie, a Colombian senator and presidential candidate for the right-wing Centro Democrático party, celebrates after voting against a labor reform referendum proposed by the government, in Bogota, Colombia, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
Senator Miguel Uribe (C) reacts after the Senate voted against the government labor reform referendum promoted by Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on May 14, 2025
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Overview

  • Miguel Uribe was shot from behind at a campaign event in Bogota on June 7 and struck in the neck or head, local media reported.
  • The 39-year-old senator, a member of the Democratic Center party and critic of President Gustavo Petro, is currently in intensive care, Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo said.
  • Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said a suspected 15-year-old gunman has been arrested, though the Attorney General’s office is still verifying the suspect’s identity and motive.
  • President Gustavo Petro’s administration condemned the attack as an assault on democracy and freedom of thought, framing it as a danger to political expression.
  • Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a roughly $700,000 reward for information leading to any accomplices behind the shooting.