# Assassination of Venezuelan couple in Colombia

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/assassination-of-venezuelan-couple-in-colombia
> Updated: 2026-09-03T11:37:22.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

A Venezuelan couple, Eliecer José Flores Flores and Zaida Elena López Leal, were killed by gunmen in the rural El Zulia area of Norte de Santander, Colombia. The victims were traveling by motorcycle in the Camilandia area when they were intercepted and shot multiple times. 

Preliminary investigations indicate the victims may have been followed by the assailants, who were also on a motorcycle. Reports indicate that Flores Flores was a fugitive from justice in Venezuela, having escaped from a police facility in Falcón state in December 2025 while in custody for alleged drug-related activities. Local Colombian authorities have launched an investigation into the motive and the identity of the perpetrators.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-03: Venezuelan couple killed by gunmen in Norte de Santander

A Venezuelan fugitive and his partner were shot and killed by gunmen while traveling on a motorcycle in El Zulia, Colombia.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/venezuelan-couple-killed-by-gunmen-in-norte-de-santander

### 2026-08-28: Venezuela arrests man suspected of killing former partner

Police in Venezuela arrested Gustavo Eduardo Reyes Solórzano in Monagas for the April killing of his ex-partner, Stefani Carolina Tovar Ceballos, in Guárico state.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/venezuela-arrests-man-suspected-of-killing-former-partner

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