Senator 'Fighting for His Life' After He Was Shot Speaking to Supports, Teen Arrested

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A senator and presidential hopeful was shot multiple times during an event with supporters at a public park on June 7

Miguel Uribe Turbay was speaking with locals in the Fontibón neighborhood of Colombia when the incident took place

“He is fighting for his life," the politician's wife said in a statement

A presidential hopeful was shot multiple times while speaking to supporters at a public park over the weekend.

Miguel Uribe Turbay, a senator part of Colombia's center-right Centro Democrático party, was attacked on Saturday, June 7, while in the Fontibón neighborhood of the country's capital Bogotá.

A 15-year-old, who was carrying a Glock-style pistol, has since been arrested, according to CNN and the BBC , both of which cited the local attorney general's office.

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