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Gun Used in Shooting Colombian Presidential Candidate Traced to Arizona

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Gun Used in Shooting Colombian Presidential Candidate Traced to Arizona
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Investigators are tracing the gun’s route into Colombia as Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in a critical condition.

The pistol used to shoot Colombian presidential candidate Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay was purchased in the U.S. state of Arizona, the South American country’s top police officer said Monday.  

Speaking at a press event, Gen. Carlos Fernando Triana of the Colombian National Police said, “According to the verification carried out by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, within the framework of international cooperation, the firearm was purchased on August 6, 2020, in Arizona, United States, that is, it was purchased legally.”

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