The child arrived on a motorcycle, shot six times against the Uribista leader and was injured when he tried to escape. It is in police custody in a clinic.
The main suspect of the attack against the Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay is a 15 -year -old teenager. As confirmed by local media and judicial authorities, the young man arrived this Saturday at the scene of the political act in Bogotá aboard a motorcycle, approached the legislator and shot six timesseriously injuring it in the head.
Uribe, party leader Democratic Center and presidential candidate for the 2026 elections, was transferred in critical condition of the Santa Fe Foundationwhere it remains hospitalized and is undergoing neurosurgical and vascular surgeries.
The attacker, who was also injured during his escape attempt, was reduced in the place and remains hospitalized in police custody. During his arrest, a 9 mm glock pistol was seized.
The Attorney General’s Officeby Luz Adriana Camargo, investigates whether the minor acted on his own or was part of a broader plan. Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a reward of $ 3 billion Colombians for those who provide information about the attack.
In social networks the video of the exact moment in which the shots are heard while Uribe spoke to his followers was viral. The shock in public opinion is total: The country not only faces an attack against a presidential candidate, but also the disturbing fact that the alleged aggressor is a minor.
Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was successfully operated after being shot during an act in Bogotá
The senator of Colombia and presidential candidate, Miguel Uribe Turbay, He successfully overcame the first surgery After arriving in “critical state” to a clinic in Bogotá, after being shot in a campaign act yesterday. The information was provided this Sunday, according to Sunday morning the mayor of the Colombian capital Carlos Fernando Galán.
Miguel Uribe “surpassed the first surgical intervention, said Galán, who said that The senator entered into “critical hours” of recovery to guarantee your survival.
The news was also confirmed by Christian Garcés, a member in the House of Representatives of Colombia, who shared the words of María Claudia Tarazona, wife of the 39 -year -old right -wing leader: “’Miguel left surgery, he succeeded‘. Now a great effort in his recovery. “
Source: Ambito
