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 the 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 other individuals have been arrested and charged in relation to the attack, including suspected criminal Élder José Arteaga Hernandez.
The police suspect that a dissident group of the former left-wing FARC rebels is behind the assassination.
Uribe was shot in the head at a campaign rally on June 7, with unverified video footage of the assassination widely circulated online. Local media reports indicate that after his arrest, the teenager claimed, 'I did it for money for my family.'
The senator was a popular member of the right-wing Democratic Centre party and was seeking his party's nomination for the 2026 presidential election.
His father, Miguel Uribe Londoño, recently announced his own presidential campaign, aiming to keep his son's legacy alive.
During his political career, Uribe Londoño faced the tragic assassination of his mother, journalist Diana Turbay, who was killed in a botched rescue attempt after being kidnapped by Los Extraditables in 1990.
Uribe often cited her as his inspiration to run for political office, aspiring to 'work for our country.'
