BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, remains 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 presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is “fighting for his life” after being shot during a campaign rally in the capital, Bogota. The assault took place on Saturday in a park as the country gears up for next year’s presidential election.