Miguel Uribe Turbay, who has died aged 39, two months after being shot at a rally, was a Colombian politician and potential candidate for the country’s 2026 presidential election; hailing from a prominent family – his grandfather was president at the height of the country’s drug problems,

Miguel Uribe Turbay was critically wounded on June 7 during a campaign rally in the country's capital, suffering gunshot wounds to the head and leg.

Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay passed away on Monday as a result of the gunshot wounds he sustained on Saturday, June 7, in Bogotá, while participating in a campaign event.