The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon, around 17:30, while the politician participated in a public event in a park in the Modelia neighborhood, in the west of Bogotá, very close to the El Dorado airport.
In Sunday morning the First surgical intervention to the presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbaywho was injured after receiving Two shotsone of which was housed in the upper area of his head, while another hit his left knee.
The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon, around 17:30, while Uribe Turbay participated in a political event in a neighborhood park Modeliain the west of Bogotá, very close to the El Dorado airport. The activity was not on the official agenda, which suggests to the authorities that the attackers had been continuing in advance.
The President Gustavo Petroin a speech that ended near midnight, delivered the first details of the fact, pointing out that the candidate and the councilor Andrés Barrioswho accompanied him, had a security scheme provided both by the National Protection Unit (UNP) as for the National Police.
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The attack was perpetrated with a gun Glockcapable of shooting up to 18 bullets. In total, nine projectiles were fired: three reached Uribe Turbay, one touched the head of a young man present in the place and another wounded a 36 -year -old woman.
The authorities captured a 14 -year -old under the weapon used in the attack. During the interrogations, the young man said he is willing to reveal who gave him the order to shoot. He was held by Ricardo Céspedesan AP agent assigned to Councilor Barrios.
Attack against Miguel Uribe: They look for the mysterious woman who spoke with the hitman who shot
In addition, the content of a cell phone found held by the child is analyzed. In one of the messages revealed by Caracol Radio you can read: “It has to be today (…) When it is (…) we take any indriver (bus).” The interlocutor appears as “Jhon summarizes”, And his number is already under investigation.
Another key element in the cause is a approximately 52 -year -old womanwhose face already circulates in social networks. It was close to Uribe Turbay and behind the attacker at the time of the shot. The authorities try to establish whether they had contact with the child or another young man in front of her. It is even investigated whether he starred in a verbal discussion with the candidate shortly before the attack.
This Sunday, social organizations convened a Citizen march in repudiation To the attack, while the judicial process continues and more evidence is collected, including recordings of security cameras and records of messaging conversations.
Source: Ambito
