Photos of mourning for Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died 2 months after shooting at a rally

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Maria Claudia Tarazona, wife of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, walks behind his coffin at Central Cemetery in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.(AP Photo/John Vizcaino)
Maria Claudia Tarazona, wife of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, walks behind his coffin at Central Cemetery in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.(AP Photo/John Vizcaino)
Mourners carry balloons to the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, ahead of the funeral Mass for presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died of gunshot wounds sustained at a political rally, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Mourners carry balloons to the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, ahead of the funeral Mass for presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died of gunshot wounds sustained at a political rally, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The coffin of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, lies in state at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The coffin of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, lies in state at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Claudia Tarazona leans on the coffin of her husband, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Claudia Tarazona leans on the coffin of her husband, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Alejandro Uribe brings a flower to the coffin of his father, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, during his memorial service at the cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Alejandro Uribe brings a flower to the coffin of his father, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, during his memorial service at the cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
CORRECTS TARAZONA'S MIDDLE NAME - Maria Claudia Tarazona, right, and her three daughters pray during the funeral service for her husband, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
CORRECTS TARAZONA'S MIDDLE NAME - Maria Claudia Tarazona, right, and her three daughters pray during the funeral service for her husband, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombia's former presidents, Cesar Gaviria, left, Ernesto Samper, and Juan Manuel Santos, right, attend the funeral mass for presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died of gunshot wounds sustained at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombia's former presidents, Cesar Gaviria, left, Ernesto Samper, and Juan Manuel Santos, right, attend the funeral mass for presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died of gunshot wounds sustained at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Miguel Uribe, the father of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, cries beside his son's coffin, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, after the senator died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Miguel Uribe, the father of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, cries beside his son's coffin, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, after the senator died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
People line up outside Congress to pay their last respects to presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
People line up outside Congress to pay their last respects to presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Maria Claudia Tarazona kisses her son Alejandro during the funeral service for her husband, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Maria Claudia Tarazona kisses her son Alejandro during the funeral service for her husband, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Claudia Tarazona, the wife of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot during a political rally, attends a ceremony honoring her husband, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Claudia Tarazona, the wife of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot during a political rally, attends a ceremony honoring her husband, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Soldiers carry the coffin of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, after a funeral service at the cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Soldiers carry the coffin of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, after a funeral service at the cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
People watch the funeral of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, on a screen outside the cemetery in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
People watch the funeral of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally, on a screen outside the cemetery in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A hearse drives the coffin of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died of gunshot wounds sustained at a political rally, after the funeral service in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A hearse drives the coffin of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died of gunshot wounds sustained at a political rally, after the funeral service in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Maria Carolina Hoyos, left, sister of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, stands with his father, Miguel Uribe, second from left, and his wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, holding their son Alejandro, as they watch Uribe's coffin after the funeral service, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Maria Carolina Hoyos, left, sister of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, stands with his father, Miguel Uribe, second from left, and his wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, holding their son Alejandro, as they watch Uribe's coffin after the funeral service, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Alejandro Uribe places a flower on the coffin of his father, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, during his memorial service at the cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Uribe died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Alejandro Uribe places a flower on the coffin of his father, presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, during his memorial service at the cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Uribe died from wounds suffered when he was shot at a political rally. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A man carries balloons past a banner honoring presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died of gunshot wounds sustained at a political rally, before his funeral Mass in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A man carries balloons past a banner honoring presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, who died of gunshot wounds sustained at a political rally, before his funeral Mass in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A photo of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is placed at his seat in Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, after his death more than two months after being shot during a political rally. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A photo of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is placed at his seat in Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, after his death more than two months after being shot during a political rally. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians mourned Miguel Uribe, 39, an opposition senator and presidential hopeful who died after being shot at a political rally two months ago.

Uribe was shot three times while giving a campaign speech in Bogota and had been in intensive care since the attack.

Uribe's wife Claudia Tarazona and father Miguel Uribe were among the attendees as his coffin was carried through Congress in Bogota.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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