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Right-wing Colombian presidential candidate, senator shot during campaign rally


Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, was fighting for his life in the hospital after being shot during a campaign event in Bogota on Saturday, according to his wife and government and party authorities.

The Colombian Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that “a minor under 15 years of age was arrested carrying a Glock pistol-type firearm (9mm),” and President Gustavo Petro ordered an investigation into who had ordered the attack.

The 39-year-old senator, a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Center party, was shot during a 2026 presidential campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood in the capital on Saturday, according to a party statement condemning the attack.

Senator Miguel Uribe looks on after the Senate voted against the government labor reform referendum promoted by Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on May 14, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

The party said in a statement “armed subjects shot him from behind” and 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.


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