FILE PHOTO: A picture of Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay of the opposition Democratic Center party hangs from a chair during the opening of the new session of the Colombian Congress, in Bogota, Colombia, July 20, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said.
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.
