Right-wing Colombian presidential candidate shot at rally
Colombian presidential candidate shot at campaign event; suspect in custody, president confirms
Colombian Senator and potential presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot on Saturday, June 7, during a small event in Bogota’s Fontibon district, government officials said. (Credit: Presidency of Colombia via Storyful)
A Colombian senator and presidential candidate was shot on Saturday in Bogotá, the government and his campaign said.
Miguel Uribe, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood when "armed subjects shot him in the back."
His party described the attack as serious but didn't go into detail about his condition.
Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay 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. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP) (Photo by RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty
He is a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Center party, founded by former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe.
The party called the attack "an unacceptable act of violence."
Videos circulating on social media appeared to show Uribe after the attack covered in blood with a possible head wound as people attempt to stem the bleeding.
A suspect was taken into custody, Bogotá's mayor said, according to Colombia Reports.
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