Potential Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe Dies After Being Shot At Rally; Police Arrest Suspects | World News

In his statement to his family Reuters, he died on Monday, August 11, 2025, the leader of the right -wing opposition and a candidate for the 2026 Presidential race. 39 -year -old Uibe was in critical state because he was shot twice in a rally at Bogotá on June 7, because he was shot twice.

The initiative of his life shook Colombia and is afraid that the country will return to its violent political history. Democratic Central Party politician Uibe, about six months ago, announced that he plans to object to the presidency.

After the June attack, Colombia police carried out an aggressive investigation that resulted in a series of arrests. In July, the authorities reported that five suspects were arrested, as a 15 -year -old suspect Hitman was armed.

Police President Carlos Fernando Triana Beltran claimed that the suspicious brain claimed that the old Jose Arteaga Hernandez allegedly planned well. “Arteaga Hernandez planned before, during and after the attack.” He said. Hernandez coordinated the attack with a long criminal record and an interpol file, ordered the child to trigger the gun and provided the gun.

Colombia Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez previously claimed that the murder was mediating for an equivalent figure of $ 250,000, according to AFP reports of Arteaga Hernandez.

Following the arrests, Uibe’s health continued to be seriously critical after emergency surgeries. His transition is a sad loss for Colombia politics, and in the next presidential period, he re -emerge about the security of political leaders.