Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, is in critical condition and has shown little response to treatment after being shot in Bogota on Saturday, the hospital treating him said on Monday.

The brazen attack, captured on video, recalled the political violence of past decades. The senator arrived at a hospital in critical condition.

Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay is in critical condition after being shot three times during a campaign appearance in Bogotá on Saturday. Uribe, 39, survived an initial operation for his injuries after being shot,