Glamorous singer fatally shot on her tour bus and dumped in ditch after performance

An up-and-coming singer and mother of two was fatally shot inside her tour bus before being dumped in ditch following a performance in Peru.

Alezka Thalia Manrique, 27, and members of the Hermanos Guerreros band were returning on the bus after performing at an event when six gunmen opened fire on the coach in Bagua Grande on Sunday around 5am.

Ingrid Vallejo, one of Manrique's cumbia bandmates, told authorities that the assailants forced the driver to step off the bus and that they were then beaten.

Manrique, who performed under the name Thalia Castillo, ran to the back of the bus to hide in the bathroom when she was shot in the leg and back.

'My partner wanted to go into the bus bathroom in her instinct to protect herself and the moment she was there, the shot went off,' Vallejo said.

The gunmen then pulled Manrique from the bus and dumped her body in a ditch while ordering the band members to remain on the ground.

The suspects made off with instruments and money that the band was paid for the show.

Manrique died while she was being rushed to the hospital

Her brother, Jair Enrique, told RPP radio on Monday that Peru National Police have identified the suspects and were waiting for the approval of an arrest warrant to capture them.

Manrique, who leaves behind two children, had joined the band after it was formed two months ago and was expected to graduate with a degree in business administration later this month.

'Thalia was a person full of joy, always with a smile,' Vallejo told Radio Exitosa. 'Her talent and dedication to music made her special.'

'Your face, your smile and your voice will always remain in our memory,' the band said in a statement.