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A Colombian presidential hopeful died two months after being shot in the head at a campaign event.
Miguel Uribe, a senator in the South American nation, was shot in Bogota on June 7th.
The 39-year-old, a lawmaker for Colombia’s right-wing opposition, was attempting to secure his party’s nomination for the upcoming elections.
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Reuters has more:
His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, announced his death on social media. “I ask God to show me the way to learn to live without you,” she wrote. “Rest in peace, love of my life, I will take care of our children.”
The attack was the worst outbreak of political violence in some two decades and evoked memories of the turbulent years of the 1980s and 1990s, when four presidential candidates were murdered in separate attacks blamed on drug cartels.
“The investigation should be deepened. It will be the appropriate authorities, helped by international experts, who will give information when the time comes,” President Gustavo Petro said in a post on X. “Every time a Colombian is murdered, it is a defeat for Colombia and for life.”
The capital’s Santa Fe Foundation hospital – where supporters held regular vigils during Uribe’s treatment and repeated operations – said over the weekend his condition had worsened because of a hemorrhage in his central nervous system. On Monday, it said he had died at 1:56 a.m. (0656 GMT).
Hoy nos duele el alma con la partida de Miguel. Se fue dejando un legado de amor, entrega y alegría que nunca olvidaremos. Nos quedamos con sus abrazos, sus palabras y cada momento compartido. Que Dios nos dé la fuerza para aprender a vivir sin él y la esperanza de volver a… pic.twitter.com/kPPjEUp16j
— María Camila Uribe (@mcamilauribec) August 11, 2025
Uribe was struck by three bullets during the shooting – two of them in the head and one in the leg.
According to BBC, a teenager was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the shooting.
However, the motive remains unclear.
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BBC provided further info:
Uribe, who had been a senator since 2022, had been seeking his party’s nomination for the 2026 presidential election.
He was popular in the polls and recognised as an up-and-coming figure in the right-wing Democratic Centre party, known for his outspoken criticism of the current left-wing president, Gustavo Petro.
President Petro’s office released a statement expressing its condolences to the family of the slain politician.
Uribe was attending a political event in a middle-class neighbourhood of the capital when he was shot.
A teenage suspect was arrested as he was fleeing the scene. The 15-year-old has been charged with attempted murder and pleaded not guilty.
Several others have been detained on suspicion of aiding the gunman.