Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot three times, twice in the head, during a campaign event in a Bogota park on Saturday.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested at the scene, according to local media. Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed the arrest and said authorities are investigating possible accomplices. The motive behind the attack is unknown.

Mr Uribe's wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, said he is "fighting for his life."

Mr Uribe belongs to a well-known Colombian family. His father was a union leader and businessman tied to the Liberal Party. His mother, Diana Turbay, a journalist, was kidnapped in 1990 by a group working under drug lord Pablo Escobar and died in a failed rescue attempt.

Born on March 9, 1950, in Bogota, Diana Turbay was the daughter of Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala, Colombia's 25th president. She founded and directed the news magazine Hoy x Hoy and was known for her sharp questions, deep empathy, and refusal to sensationalise violence, a rarity in Colombia's media at the time.

 Colombia's blood-soaked history of drug cartels and political turmoil, few stories are as symbolic as that of Diana Turbay, a courageous journalist, the daughter of a former president, and a casualty in Pablo Escobar's brutal war with the state.

On January 25, 1991, Diana, just 40, died from a gunshot wound during a botched rescue mission. She had been held hostage for nearly five months by operatives of the Medellin Cartel, Colombia's most feared criminal empire, run by Escobar. But her story, and the events leading to her death, began long before that tragic day.