Colombian senator Miguel Uribe dies after June campaign shooting

Rightwing presidential hopeful, who had been in hospital in Bogota since shooting, has died aged 39

Miguel Uribe, the Colombian senator and presidential hopeful who was shot in the head at a campaign event in June, has died, his wife has confirmed.

Uribe, an opposition candidate with the rightwing Centro Democratico party, was shot twice in the head and once in the leg during a campaign stop two months ago while vying for his party's nomination for the 2026 elections.