Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack | 9 June 2025 | The security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign rally at the weekend was severely reduced on the day of the attack, the country's president has said. Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged 15-year-old hitman while campaigning in Bogotá on Saturday. He has reportedly shown little response to medical interventions and, according to his wife, needs "a miracle" to survive. On Monday, President Gustavo Petro called for an investigation into the sudden reduction of the security team, posting on social media: "I must now report that the protection scheme for Senator Uribe was reduced, strangely, on the day of the attack, from seven to three people." Uribe's lawyer Victor Mosquera said he had filed a criminal complaint against the protection unit in charge of security for high-profile and at-risk personalities, alleging that he had made more than 20 requests for increased security this year alone.