This is a breaking news alert…

• Colombian opposition senator and 2026 presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot in the head at a campaign event in Bogotá and is in critical condition.

• The government condemned the incident as an “attack,” and one suspect has been arrested.

• This is the most serious assassination attempt on a political figure in Colombia since the era of Pablo Escobar in the early 1990s.

Incredibly, the moment was caught on camera:

GRAPHIC: Colombian Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe in critical condition with reported head wound following assassination attempt. pic.twitter.com/CkOTpet04o

— Dominic Michael Tripi (@DMichaelTripi) June 7, 2025

And the aftermath in the video below….

WARNING: extremely graphic!

Atentado contra Miguel Uribe en Modelia Fontibón @MiguelUribeT vamos mal Mi Colombia . #MiguelUribe pic.twitter.com/BZNoMcy86s

— Luis Bermudez (@kikebermudeztv) June 7, 2025

RCN Noticias reported:

Presidential candidate Miguel Uribe was the victim of a serious attack in a park in Fontibón, west of Bogotá.

According to preliminary information, the former Democratic Center senator had completed his tour of the area and stopped to talk to several people on a corner.

There, he was shot several times in the back. Uribe was rushed to a clinic. His condition is serious.

We’ll continue to bring you updates as we have them.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.