Colombian senator dies two months after being shot

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Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot within the head in a focused assault which shocked the South American nation.

The 39-year-old was hit by three bullets - two of them within the head and one within the leg - at a marketing campaign rally on 7 June within the capital, Bogotá.

His spouse confirmed his loss of life on social media, paying tribute to "the love of my life".

A young person has been arrested on suspicion of finishing up the taking pictures, however the motive behind the assault remains to be unclear.

Uribe's spouse, María Claudia Tarazona, thanked her late husband for "a life full of affection" and for being "the very best father" for his or her kids.

In line with an announcement revealed on Saturday by the hospital the place Uribe was being handled, the senator had suffered a bleed to his central nervous system and was on account of endure surgical procedure.

He had already had a number of surgical procedures since he was first taken to the Santa Fe clinic in June.

His spouse had requested individuals to wish for his restoration and hundreds had turned out at vigils and rallies to indicate their help.

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Uribe, who had been a senator since 2022, had been looking for his get together's nomination for the 2026 presidential election.

He was attending a political occasion in a middle-class neighbourhood of the capital when he was shot.

A teenage suspect was arrested as he was fleeing the scene. The 15-year-old has been charged with tried homicide and pleaded not responsible.

A number of others have been detained on suspicion of aiding the gunman.

The brazen assault on the senator has introduced again recollections of the turbulent many years of the Nineteen Eighties and 90s in Colombia, when a number of presidential candidates and influential Colombian figures have been assassinated.

Uribe's personal mom, journalist Diana Turbay, was kidnapped by Los Extraditables in 1990 - an alliance created by main drug lords.

She was held hostage by them for 5 months earlier than being shot lifeless throughout a botched rescue try.

Uribe typically cited her as his inspiration to run for political workplace "to work for our nation".

Los Extraditables, who mentioned they would favor a grave in Colombia to a jail cell within the US, kidnapped and attacked famend Colombians in an try to pressure the federal government on the time to overturn its extradition treaty with the US.