Conservative Colombian senator and presidential hopeful shot in Bogota remains in critical condition

Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a potential candidate in the presidential election next year, is in the hospital after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday.

Uribe, a member of the conservative Democratic Center party and outspoken critic of Colombian President Gustavo Petro's policies, is being treated at the Santa Fe Foundation hospital on Sunday.

The hospital said Uribe, 39, had procedures performed on his head and his left thigh and he remains in intensive care as doctors try to stabilize his condition, according to Reuters. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement on X, saying the U.S. government "condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted assassination" of Uribe.

In the past, Rubio has labeled Petro a "Marxist" leader. 

Rubio described the shooting as a "direct threat to democracy and the result of the violent leftist rhetoric coming from the highest levels of the Colombian government," specifically calling out Petro.

"Having seen firsthand Colombia's progress over the past few decades to consolidate security and democracy, it can't afford to go back to dark days of political violence. President Petro needs to dial back the inflammatory rhetoric and protect Colombian officials," he said.

The Colombian government said it was offering a reward for information leading to the capture of the perpetrators.

"Respect life, that's the red line," Petro said in a post on X.