A 15 -year -old hitman shoots the Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, who is in critical condition

Chijioke Obinna

A 15 -year -old hitman shoots the Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, who is in critical condition

The Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe is in critical condition after the surgery to which he has been subjected After receiving two bullet impacts during a political act of a 15 -year -old hitman. The representative of the Upper House, Christian Garcés, has published in the social network X that Uribe is making “a great recovery effort”, as his wife María Claudia Tarazona has informed him.

Previously, Tarazona had commented on X that her husband was “struggling for her life” and asked “all to join in a prayer chain for Miguel’s life.”

The Santa Fe Foundation, where it has been intervened, for the moment has not reported on the state of surgery. He only commented at the time of income that was in “critical state” and what was “In peripheral neurosurgical and vascular procedure

The mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, has celebrated that Uribe has exceeded the first operation. “It’s great news. They are critical moments and hours to survive. You have to ask God to keep Miguel’s life and overcome this situation. “

The hitman has already been arrested

Miguel Uribe, 39, was shot by A 15 -year -old hitman When I was giving a speech in an event in a Modelia park, a neighborhood of the town of Fontibón (west of the Colombian capital).

In images disseminated in social networks you see how the hitman takes a weapon and Shoot pointing to the head of the senatorthat collapses as soon as he receives the first shot. Uribe was quickly transferred to the Medicentro Clinimc where he received first aid and where he was stabilized. Then he was transferred to the Santa Fe Foundation.

The hitman was arrested minutes after the attack. Miguel Uribe He was the most voted senator in the 2022 elections And one of the most critical politicians with Gustavo Pietro’s current government. She is the son of Diana Turbay, a kidnapped journalist and murdered in 1991 by drug traffickers at the service of Pablo Escobar.

Chijioke Obinna

I've been passionate about storytelling and journalism since my early days growing up in Lagos. With a background in political science and years of experience in investigative reporting, I aim to bring nuanced perspectives to pressing global issues. Outside of writing, I enjoy exploring Nigeria’s vibrant cultural scene and mentoring young aspiring journalists.