STORY: Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was shot in Bogota on Saturday (June 7), according to the government and his party, and local media reported that he was in a local hospital in serious condition.

The 39-year-old senator, who is running for the presidency in 2026, is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Center party founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related.

According to a party statement condemning the attack, the senator was hosting a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighborhood in the capital on Saturday when "armed subjects shot him in the back."

The party described the attack as serious, but did not disclose further details on Uribe's condition.

Colombia's presidency issued a statement saying the government "categorically and forcefully" rejected the violent attack, and called for a thorough investigation into the events that took place.

Chile's President Gabriel Boric condemned the attack on X, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the 'assassination attempt' was the consequence of 'violent leftist rhetoric' coming from Colombia's higher government positions.

Uribe is from a prominent family in Colombia, with links to the country's Liberal Party. His father was a businessman and union leader. His mother, journalist Diana Turbay, was kidnapped in 1990 by an armed group under the command of the late cartel leader Pablo Escobar. She was killed during a rescue operation.

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SHOWS: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 7, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. AMBULANCE RIDING AWAY CARRYING INJURED SENATOR MIGUEL URIBE

2. VARIOUS OF POLICE CORDONING OFF SITE OF SHOOTING

3. JOURNALISTS STANDING BEHIND POLICE TAPE

INTERNET (JUNE 7, 2025) (COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT HANDOUT – Access all) (MUTE)

4. VARIOUS OF COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT STATEMENT READING (Spanish):

“The national government categorically and forcefully condemns the attack against senator Miguel Uribe Turbay in recent hours.”

INTERNET (JUNE 7, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBISTE – Access all) (MUTE)

5. POST ON X FROM CHILEAN PRESIDENT GABRIEL BORIC READING (Spanish):

“I condemn the attack against Miguel Uribe Turbay, pre-candidate for the presidency in Colombia. There is no place or justification for violence in democracy.”

6. POST ON X FROM U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO READING (English):

“The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe. This is a direct threat to democracy and the result of the violent leftist rhetoric coming from the highest levels of the Colombian government. Having seen firsthand Colombia’s progress over the past few decades to consolidate security and democracy, it can’t afford to go back to dark days of political violence. President Petro needs to dial back the inflammatory rhetoric and protect Colombian officials. We stand in prayer with Miguel’s family, loved ones, and his supporters. Those responsible for this attack must face justice.”

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (FILE – JUNE 20, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all)

7. URIBE POSING WITH CHILD FOR PHOTOGRAPH DURING MARCH AGAINST COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT PETRO’S REFORMS

8. URIBE SPEAKING (NOT A SOUNDBITE)

9. PROTEST

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (FILE) (RCN TV – No use Colombia / CNN Spanish / Univision / Telemundo / City TV Colombia)

10. URIBE IN CONGRESS

UNIDENTIFIED LOCATIONS, COLOMBIA (FILE) (RCN TV – No use Colombia / CNN Spanish / Univision / Telemundo / City TV Colombia)

11. VARIOUS OF URIBE TALKING TO JOURNALISTS (NOT SOUNDBITES)