Colombian presidential candidate and senator Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in critical condition after being shot three times—twice in the head—during a campaign event in Bogotá.

A 15-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene with a firearm.

Uribe, a right-wing critic of President Gustavo Petro, was rushed into surgery and remains in intensive care.

Leaders across Colombia and abroad condemned the attack as a threat to democracy.

The motive remains unclear, but the incident comes amid growing political tension and echoes Colombia’s violent past, the BBC has reported.

An investigation is ongoing.

Written by B.C. Begley