A Colombian presidential candidate was shot in the head at a campaign rally in the capital city of Bogotá on Saturday.
Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was talking to a group of about 250 residents in Fontibon neighborhood when two shooters, including a 15-year-old boy, opened fired, the National Police said.
The lawmaker was shot between the head and neck and was rushed to in ambulance to a neighborhood clinic, where he was stabilized. He was later transferred to Fundación Santa Fe Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Disturbing video footage showed Uribe Turbay addressing how we would handle mental health crisis when he crashed to the ground as three shots were fired. At least four more shots followed as the shocked crowed dispersed.
A separate video showed three men holding the presidential hopeful and adding pressure to the wound on his neck and head while a multitude of people screamed and cried for help.
