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.

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He is a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Center party, founded by former Colombian President Ál

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