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| Teenager who shot Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay sentenced to seven years | |
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| Miguel Uribe died two months after the shooting in Bogotá | Miguel Uribe died two months after the shooting in Bogotá |
| A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. | A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. |
| The conservative senator, who was 39, underwent multiple surgeries after being hit by three bullets but died on 11 August. | The conservative senator, who was 39, underwent multiple surgeries after being hit by three bullets but died on 11 August. |
| The teenager was charged with attempted murder and the illegal possession of firearms. | |
| After years of growing peace, the shooting shocked Colombians, who still remembered the political violence of the 1980s and 90s when several presidential candidates and influential Colombian figures were assassinated. | After years of growing peace, the shooting shocked Colombians, who still remembered the political violence of the 1980s and 90s when several presidential candidates and influential Colombian figures were assassinated. |
| Five others have been arrested and charged in relation to the attack, including suspected criminal Élder José Arteaga Hernández. | |
| Police say they believe a dissident group of the former left-wing Farc rebels was behind the assassination. | |
| Uribe was shot in the head at a campaign rally on 7 June, with unverified video of the assassination widely circulated online. | Uribe was shot in the head at a campaign rally on 7 June, with unverified video of the assassination widely circulated online. |
| Local media reports suggest that after the teenager was arrested, he cried out: "I did it for money for my family." | |
| The senator was a popular member of the right-wing Democratic Centre party, and had been seeking his party's nomination for the 2026 presidential election. | The senator was a popular member of the right-wing Democratic Centre party, and had been seeking his party's nomination for the 2026 presidential election. |
| His father, Miguel Uribe Londoño, announced his own presidential campaign earlier this week, in what he said was an effort keep his son's legacy alive. | His father, Miguel Uribe Londoño, announced his own presidential campaign earlier this week, in what he said was an effort keep his son's legacy alive. |
| Uribe Londoño was a member of Bogotá's city council in the late 80s and a senator for Colombia's Conservative Party in the early 90s. | Uribe Londoño was a member of Bogotá's city council in the late 80s and a senator for Colombia's Conservative Party in the early 90s. |
| During that time period, several presidential candidates and influential Colombian figures were killed, including Uribe's own mother, journalist Diana Turbay. | |
| She was kidnapped by Los Extraditables in 1990 - an alliance created by leading drug lords. She was held hostage by them for five months before being shot dead during a botched rescue attempt. | She was kidnapped by Los Extraditables in 1990 - an alliance created by leading drug lords. She was held hostage by them for five months before being shot dead during a botched rescue attempt. |
| Uribe often cited her as his inspiration to run for political office "to work for our country". | Uribe often cited her as his inspiration to run for political office "to work for our country". |
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