Singer shot on tour bus and left in die in ditch: ‘She had great talent’

A vocalist was killed erstwhile robbers stormed her band’s circuit autobus successful Peru, changeable her and past dumped her assemblage successful a ditch, according to reports.

Alezka Thalia Manrique Castillo, a 27-year-old mom, was returning from a capacity pinch different members of nan Hermanos Guerreros Orchestra astir 5 a.m. Monday successful Bagua Grande erstwhile she was killed, according to nan Daily Mail.

Alezka Thalia Manrique Castillo, who went by
stage sanction Thalia Castillo, was changeable connected a circuit autobus successful Peru. facebook/Hnos Guerrero

Six equipped assailants first stopped nan autobus and forced their measurement on, according to A24.

Castillo, who went by nan shape sanction Thalia Castillo, past tried to tally to nan backmost of nan autobus to fastener herself successful nan bath for protection — but was changeable successful nan backmost and successful nan limb by 1 of nan marauders, according to that report.

The vocalist was near to dice successful a ditch connected nan broadside of nan road. She succumbed to her wounds while being rushed to Santiago Apostol Hospital successful Bagua Grande, according to A24.

Castillo joined nan Hermanos Guerrero conscionable a mates months agone and leaves down a 9-year-old son. facebook/Hnos Guerrero

Ingrid Vallejo, a typical for nan orchestra, told constabulary that nan gunmen hit nan different set members and forced them to look distant arsenic they robbed them, according to nan report.

“They took nan orchestra’s salary and instruments,” Ingrid said, according to nan Daily Mail. “They didn’t fto america spot because they said that if we turned astir to look, [they would sprout us].”

Castillo, nan mother of a 9-year-old son, had conscionable joined nan set 2 months agone and was successful nan process of obtaining a grade successful business administration, according to People en Espanol.

“She was a young female who had a batch up of her, a batch to unrecorded for. She had awesome talent,” Ingrid said according to nan outlet. “She was very bully and very dedicated to music.”

Jair Enrique, Castillo’s brother, told RPP power connected Monday that constabulary person identified nan suspects, according to nan Daily Mail.