Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago has been confirmed dead.
Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the right-wing opposition, was shot in Bogota on June 7 where he was speaking to try to secure his party’s nomination for 2026 elections.
The 39-year-old was addressing supporters in a public park on May 31, when he was struck by three bullets—two to the head and one to the thigh. The shooter was immediately arrested,
His wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, announced his death on social media. “I ask God to show me the way to learn to live without you,” she wrote. “Rest in peace, love of my life, I will take care of our children.”
At 25, he was elected to Bogota’s city council, where he was a prominent opponent of Petro, then the capital’s mayor, criticizing his handling of waste management and social programs.
In the 2022 legislative elections, Uribe led the Senate slate for the Democratic Center party. Since the shooting, Uribe’s seat in the Senate has been draped with a Colombian flag.
