Colombian senator Miguel Uribe dies after June campaign shooting

Rightwing presidential hopeful, who had been in hospital in Bogotá since shooting, has died aged 39

The Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, has died, the hospital treating him has said.

Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the rightwing opposition, was shot on 7 June in Bogotá, where he was speaking to try to secure his party’s nomination for 2026 elections.

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