A 15-year-old gunman was sentenced to 7 years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June.
The teenager was charged with attempted murder rather than homicide due to legal restrictions relating to minors.
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, and had been seeking his party's nomination for the 2026 presidential election.
His father, Miguel Uribe Londoño, announced his own presidential campaign earlier this week, in what he said was an effort keep his son's legacy alive.
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