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 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 others have been arrested and charged in relation to the attack, including suspected criminal Élder José Arteaga Hernández. Police believe a dissident group of former left-wing Farc rebels was behind the assassination.
Uribe was shot in the head at a campaign rally on 7 June, with unverified video of the assassination widely circulated online.
Local media reports suggest that after the teenager was arrested, he cried out: I did it for money for my family.
The senator was a popular member of the right-wing Democratic Centre party, seeking his party's nomination for the 2026 presidential election. His father, Miguel Uribe Londoño, is running for president to honor his son's legacy.
Uribe Londoño was previously a senator and a member of Bogotá's city council in the early 90s, a time marked by numerous political assassinations, including that of his mother, journalist Diana Turbay, who was murdered in 1990 by drug lords.
She was kidnapped by Los Extraditables and was killed during a botched rescue attempt after five months of captivity.
Uribe often cited her as his motivation to enter politics to contribute positively to the country.
