Sen. Miguel Uribe made international headlines earlier this year when he was shot while attending a presidential campaign event.

Although Uribe initially survived the attack, his country was rocked this past weekend by news that the senator had passed away. 

Uribe's wife: "Rest in peace love of my life, I will take care of our children"

According to The New York Times, Uribe's death was announced to the public via a statement which was put up on social media by his wife.

"You will always be the love of my life," María Claudia Tarazona wrote in an Instagram post. "I ask God to show me the way to learn to live without you."

"Our love transcends this physical plane. Wait for me, for when I fulfill my promise to our children, I will come find you, and we will have our second chance. Rest in peace love of my life, I will take care of our children," she went on to add.

Uribe was the son of Colombian journalist Diana Turbay, who was herself murdered in 1991 after being kidnapped by drug traffickers associated with drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Hospital: Uribe developed a brain bleed following multiple surgeries

The Times noted how Uribe's shooting took place on June 7 and he had undergone multiple surgeries prior to his eventual demise.

Meanwhile, a hospital statement explained that the legislator and presidential candidate had seen his condition deteriorate and experienced bleeding in his brain.

Uribe is the grandson of former Columbian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, who put up an X post mourning his grandson's death.

El mal todo lo destruye, mataron la esperanza. Que la lucha de Miguel sea luz que ilumine el camino correcto de Colombia.

— Álvaro Uribe Vélez (@AlvaroUribeVel) August 11, 2025

Police have charged a 14-year-old boy and three adults over Uribe's shooting

The Times pointed out that a 14-year-old boy has been charged with shooting Uribe, although his alleged motives have not yet been disclosed.

What's more, three adults have been charged with weapons offenses along with using a minor to commit a crime. They are Carlos Eduardo Mora, Katerine Martínez and William González.

The three have pleaded not guilty and are said to have told prosecutors that they were acting on the orders of "El Costeño," an individual who has been identified as Elder José Arteaga.