Colombia’s potential presidential contender Miguel Uribe shot, suspect arrested
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Colombian Senator Shot: A Political Landscape in Turmoil
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was shot in Bogota during a campaign event. Uribe is recognized as a potential presidential candidate for the 2026 elections. Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the arrest of a suspect, a minor.
The attack took place in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood, where Uribe, 39, was engaging with constituents as part of his presidential aspirations. Affiliated with the opposition conservative Democratic Center party, Uribe’s shooting has been met with widespread condemnation from political figures, including leftist President Gustavo Petro.
Colombia’s Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the arrest of a suspect, a minor, while promising an investigation to uncover any conspirators. The government is offering a significant reward for further information. Meanwhile, Uribe’s wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, revealed he is battling for his life, underlining the severity of the situation.
Columbian senator shot and wounded at campaign rally
Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota. His conservative Democratic Centre party released a statement calling it an “unacceptable act of violence” No official report has been released on the senator’s condition.
His conservative Democratic Centre party released a statement calling it an “an unacceptable act of violence”.
The attack on Saturday (local time) took place in a park in the Fontibon neighborhood when armed assailants shot him from behind, his party said.
Images circulating on social media showed Uribe Turbay covered in blood, apparently with a head wound, being held by several people. So far, no official report has been released on the senator’s condition.
The suspected shooter has been captured, Bogotá Mayor Carlos Galán, said on the social platform X. But the federal government said it was offering a reward for the capture of those responsible.
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Uribe Turbay is a right-wing senator and the son of a journalist who was kidnapped and killed during one of the most violent periods in the country, which has been ravaged by a drug war.
He is considered a possible presidential candidate in Colombia’s election in May 2026.
Colombian Senator Uribe Turbay’s Rally Attack: A Threat to Democracy
Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot and critically injured during a campaign rally in Bogota, Colombia, as authorities confirmed on Saturday. The senator, a prominent figure in the conservative Democratic Center party, was wounded by assailants at a park in the Fontibon neighborhood.
Images on social media showed Uribe Turbay, 39, in distress, as he received assistance. Admitted to Santa Fe Foundation hospital, he is undergoing complex medical procedures, including neurosurgery, fighting for his life according to his wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona. The Attorney General’s Office reported additional victims and arrested a 15-year-old suspect at the scene.
The government, offering a reward for information, stresses this act endangers democratic integrity. President Gustavo Petro canceled an overseas trip, emphasizing the seriousness of the event. International leaders condemned the violence, highlighting growing concerns over political rhetoric and violence in Colombia.
(With inputs from agencies.)
Colombia’s potential presidential contender Miguel Uribe shot, suspect arrested
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to the government and his party. The 39-year-old senator was shot during a campaign event as part of his run for the presidency in 2026. Videos on social media showed a man, identified as Uribe, being tended to after the shooting. Uribe’s wife Maria Claudia Tarazona wrote on her husband’s account on X that he was “fighting for his life” Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro sympathized with the senator’s family in a message on X saying, “I don’t know how to ease your pain. It is the pain of a mother lost, and of a homeland lost” He later said in a speech that the person arrested was a minor and that the investigation would focus on finding who had ordered the attack.
Summary Senator Uribe shot at campaign event in Bogota
Uribe’s wife says he is ‘fighting for his life’
Suspect arrested, $730,000 reward offered for information
U.S. condemns attack, blames Colombian president’s rhetoric for violence
President Petro orders investigation into who ordered attack
BOGOTA, June 7 (Reuters) – Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, was shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to the government and his party, as his wife said he was fighting for his life in hospital.
The 39-year-old senator, who was shot during a campaign event as part of his run for the presidency in 2026, is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Center party founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related.
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According to a party statement condemning the attack, the senator was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood in the capital on Saturday when “armed subjects shot him from behind.
The party described the attack as serious, but did not disclose further details on Uribe’s condition. Videos on social media showed a man, identified as Uribe, being tended to after the shooting. He appeared to be bleeding from his head.
Uribe’s wife Maria Claudia Tarazona wrote on her husband’s account on X that he was “fighting for his life.”
Colombia’s Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said a suspect had been arrested in the shooting and that authorities were investigating whether others were involved. Sanchez said he had visited the hospital where Uribe was being treated.
The government is offering some $730,000 as a reward for information in the case.
Colombia’s presidency issued a statement saying the government “categorically and forcefully” rejected the violent attack, and called for a thorough investigation into the events that took place.
Leftist President Gustavo Petro sympathized with the senator’s family in a message on X saying, “I don’t know how to ease your pain. It is the pain of a mother lost, and of a homeland.”
Petro later said in a speech on Saturday night that the person arrested was a minor and that the investigation would focus on finding who had ordered the attack.
“For now there is nothing more than hypothesis,” Petro said, adding that failures in security protocols would also be looked into.
The United States’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the U.S. “condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted assassination” of Uribe, blaming Petro’s “inflammatory rhetoric” for the violence.
Uribe, who is not yet an official presidential candidate for his party, is from a prominent family in Colombia. His father was a businessman and union leader. His mother, journalist Diana Turbay, was kidnapped in 1990 by an armed group under the command of the late cartel leader Pablo Escobar. She was killed during a rescue operation in 1991.
Colombia has for decades been embroiled in a conflict between leftist rebels, criminal groups descended from right-wing paramilitaries, and the government.
Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb, Carlos Vargas, Luisa Gonzalez and Nelson Bocanegra in Bogota; Writing by Lucinda Elliott; Editing by Paul Simao and Michael Perry
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