This was reported by his wife, María Claudia Tarazona, to some close friends, such as Representative Christian Garcés, who then shared the news on social media.

Bogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán also celebrated the congressman’s successful medical procedure.

“The news from the clinic that he has come through the first operation is great news. These are critical moments and hours for his survival,” he told local media.

After an initial statement issued following his admission, the hospital where the injured man was taken, Fundación Santa Fe, has not made any further announcements.

Meanwhile, local media are beginning to release alleged screenshots from the phone of the 15-year-old boy who allegedly shot Uribe, which contain conversations with at least two other people about the planning of the crime.

The Bogotá Mayor’s Office, in turn, said in a statement that at least three people were injured during the shooting and the ensuing confusion, one of whom was the perpetrator himself.

Senator Uribe, of 39 ye,rs old, was shot with a firearm just as he was speaking at an event held in a park in Fontibón.

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