Zury Saday Varela was a Venezuelan national who had lived in the municipality of Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca, for the previous twenty years.
She had been an active campaigner for LGBTI+ rights for many years.
On 4 July, 2020, Zury was at a birthday party in the Omar Torrijos area when two gunmen walked up to her and shot her several times killing her instantly.