Colombian conservative senator and President’s optimist Miguel Uribe Turbay died on Monday after two months after being shot during an expedition rally in Western Bogota.
His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, confirmed the death of a 39 -year -old in the early hours of Monday.
Uribe Turbey was seriously injured on 7 June during a campaign rally in the country’s capital on 7 June, causing a gun bullet in the head and leg. He did emergency surgery and remained hospitalized in intensive care till his death.
“You will always love my life,” his wife, Maria Claudia Tarzona, Said on Instagram In the beginning of Monday. “Thanks to the love -filled life, thanks to being the father of girls, the best father of Alejandro.”
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A teenager suspect was arrested at the scene, and officials have detained several others. Last month, police Alleged mastermind arrested In the attack – Elder Jose Artga Hernandez, which uses “chipped” or “costino”.
The incident has renewed about political violence in the country.
The shooting purpose is still being investigated. In October, Uribe announced his intention to run in Colombia’s 2026 presidential election. From his Senate seat, he became one of the most vocal critics of President Gustavo Petro.
The attack is widely condemned with a dark past in a country in which drug cartel and rebel groups have killed and kidnapped politicians. Uribe is the son of a journalist who was abducted and killed in 1991 during one of the most violent periods of the country.
Short after shooting, State Secretary Marco Rubio Said that America “tries to kill in the strongest possible words” and called the attack “a direct threat to democracy”. He convicted the “violent leftist rhetoric coming from the highest levels of the Colombian government for shooting.
