Key suspect arrested in shooting of Colombia senator

Colombian constabulary person arrested the alleged mastermind of the assassination effort against a statesmanlike hopeful during a rally past month.

Miguel Uribe, a blimpish senator, was doubly changeable successful the caput successful the capital, Bogotá, arsenic helium was campaigning for his party's information successful the 2026 statesmanlike election.

Police arrested a suspected criminal, Élder José Arteaga Hernandez, who they accidental persuaded a 15-year-old to transportation retired the attack. Four different radical had already been arrested, including the teen charged with shooting Uribe.

Uribe remains successful a captious condition. The motive for the effort connected his beingness connected 7 June is unclear.

Colombian constabulary main Carlos Fernando Triana said connected Friday that Arteaga had a agelong transgression past and was wanted for "aggravated attempted homicide" and "use of minors for the committee of crimes" implicit the onslaught connected Uribe.

Police accidental helium co-ordinated the assault, hired the gunman and provided him with a weapon.

Authorities had antecedently accused Arteaga, who uses the aliases Chipi and Costeño, of being adjacent the Bogotá parkland wherever Uribe was shot.

The 15-year-old suspect was arrested arsenic helium was fleeing the scene. He subsequently pleaded not guilty, the prosecutor's bureau said.

Uribe, a professional of left-wing President Gustavo Petro, announced his candidacy for adjacent year's statesmanlike predetermination past October. The 39-year-old has been a legislator since 2022.

He is from a salient governmental family, with links to Colombia's Liberal Party. His begetter was a national person and businessman.

His mother, writer Diana Turbay, was killed successful 1991 successful a rescue effort aft she was kidnapped by the Medellin drugs cartel.

The 7 June onslaught prompted soundless protests attended by tens of thousands of Colombians.