The 15-year-old shooter of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was attacked in June and died in August, has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention.
The right-wing politician was shot in the head during a campaign event in Bogota by the teenager, who “must remain in a specialized care center for seven years, deprived of liberty”, prosecutors said in a statement on Wednesday.
The teen was charged with attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons — not homicide — because Colombian law does not permit modifying charges after they have been accepted by a minor defendant.
Five others — all adults — have been arrested and charged with aggravated homicide in connection to the attack.
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Teenage Shooter of Colombian Presidential Hopeful Sentenced to Seven Years
08/28/2025
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