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Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay Dies Following June Campaign Shooting

His passing has intensified scrutiny of an ongoing investigation; six suspects are in custody as authorities examine a potential link to the Segunda Marquetalia dissident group.

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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)
AME5447. BOGOTÁ (COLOMBIA), 07/06/2025.- Fotografía de archivo del 20 de Junio de 2025 del senador Miguel Uribe en el Congreso colombiano en Bogotá (Colombia). Uribe Turbay, uno de los aspirantes presidenciales del partido uribista Centro Democrático, fue herido de gravedad este sábado en un atentado durante un acto de campaña en Bogotá. EFE/ Carlos Ortega ARCHIVO

Overview

  • Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, died at 01:56 local time on August 11 at Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá after more than two months in intensive care following a June 7 shooting.
  • Medical teams performed multiple neurosurgeries; his condition deteriorated over the weekend before his death due to an acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
  • Six people, including the alleged shooter—a 15-year-old boy—and the suspected logistical coordinator Elder José Arteaga Hernández (‘El Costeño’), remain in custody.
  • National police officials have identified the FARC dissident group Segunda Marquetalia as a leading hypothesis for who planned the attack despite its denial of involvement.
  • As a prominent Centro Democrático precandidate for the 2026 election, his death has raised fresh fears about political violence and the safety of public figures on the campaign trail.