A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. The conservative senator, who was 39, underwent multiple surgeries after being hit by three bullets but died on 11 August. The teenager was charged with attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms. After years of growing peace, the shooting shocked Colombians, who still remember the political violence of the 1980s and 90s when several presidential candidates and influential Colombian figures were assassinated. Five others have been arrested in relation to the attack, with authorities suggesting a dissident group of former left-wing FARC rebels is responsible. Uribe was shot in the head at a campaign rally on 7 June, with local media reporting that after his arrest, the suspect stated: 'I did it for money for my family.' Uribe, a popular member of the Democratic Centre party, was seeking his party's nomination for the 2026 presidential election, with his father announcing his own presidential campaign in honor of his son’s legacy.