Columbian Presidential Hopeful Dead After 2 Month Gunshot Struggle

Columbian Presidential Hopeful Dead After 2 Month Gunshot Struggle
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay in May 2019 (Gabriel Aponte - Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, died on Monday, August 11, 2025, following two months of treatment for gunshot wounds sustained during a June 7 campaign event in Bogotá. His wife, María Claudia Tarazona, announced his death on social media. The Santa Fe Foundation hospital in Bogotá, where he had remained in intensive care since the shooting, reported that his condition had recently worsened due to a hemorrhage affecting his central nervous system and noted multiple surgeries since June. According to hospital information carried by several outlets, his time of death was recorded at approximately 1:56 a.m. local time. Statements from national authorities and political figures followed, confirming the death and noting that the criminal investigation would continue.

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