During the election rally in the capital of Colombia Bogota, an attempt was attempted for Senator Miguel Urista Turbay – one of the candidates for the presidency in the 2026 elections. The politician received serious injuries and was urgently hospitalized.
His condition is evaluated as critical. The incident occurred on Saturday in the Fontibon area in Bogota. The armed man opened fire and shot Urist in the back. As the mayor of the capital, Carlos Galan, confirmed, was detained. In addition to the senator itself, two more people were injured as a result of shooting.
The pictures that appeared on social networks show how eyewitnesses support the bloodied 39-year-old politician. Doctors of the Fundación Santa Fe Hospital reported that Urist is undergoing a complex neurosurgical operation, as well as surgical intervention on the vessels.
The wife of politics, Maria Claudia Tarason, published a message on his page in X (formerly Twitter): “Miguel fights for life. Please pray for him. ”
The prosecutor's office of Colombia has already begun the investigation of the attack. The authorities announced a reward for information that will help establish all the participants in the crime. The President of the country Gustavo Petro sharply condemned what happened, emphasizing: “Life is a red line that cannot be crossed.” Due to the situation, he canceled the planned visit to France.
Later on the same day, Petro held an emergency meeting of the Security Council, at which he promised to ensure the complete transparency of the investigation and identify the organizers of the assassination attempt. He also announced the start of checking possible errors in the Senator Protection System.
Senator Urist Tourbai is a representative of the Democratic Center of the Right Party. He became widely known not only thanks to his political career, but also as the son of a famous journalist who died in 1991 in one of the most cruel periods of Columbia's history.
In March 2025, Urista officially announced his intention to run for the presidency. The elections are scheduled for May 31, 2026, at the end of the current head of state.
The head of the National Police, General Carlos Triana, said that during the attempt near the senator were a member of the city council Andres Barrios and about 20 people. According to him, a minor suspected of participating in the attack was detained at the scene.
El Tiempo reports that a teenager was firing at the Colombian Senator Urist. “The alleged attacker is a 15-year-old teenager, he was wounded by the guards of Urist,” the newspaper writes with reference to the authorities.
According to witnesses, a minor attacker arrived on a motorcycle. According to them, the suspect approached the senator at a distance of about one and a half meters, after which he shot in the back about six times. One of the bullets fell into Urist. The politician is in the hospital. City Mayor Carlos Galan reported About the detention of the suspect.
The Minister of Defense of Columbia Pedro Sanchez said that the suspect was detained in involvement in the incident. The authorities continue the investigation and find out whether the detainee had an accomplice.
The Government of Colombia sharply condemned the attack, calling it “an encroachment not only on the personality of a politician, but also on democracy, freedom of thought and legal political activity in the country.” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington “most decisively condemn the attempt on the Colombian Senator.
The 39-year-old Miguel Urist is a representative of the Opposition Conservative Party “Democratic Center” and a critic of the current president, Left Policy Gustavo Petro. He announced his intention to run for president in the 2026 elections.
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