Colombian Presidential Hopeful Dies Two Months After Campaign Event Shooting
Uribe, a presidential hopeful and the grandson of a former president, was shot twice in the head on June 7 by a teenage gunman who fired a 9mm Glock handgun, an act caught on video. The senator underwent several operations, but the hospital said his condition had worsened over the weekend.
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