Overview
- On Sunday, the bus carrying the music group Las Estrellas de la Cumbia was shot at in Los Olivos, leaving three people injured and security footage showing a two‑person motorcycle near the vehicle.
- Separately, a Civa interprovincial bus was hit by at least four bullets on the Panamericana Norte the night before, with no reported injuries and Criminalística teams inspecting the vehicle.
- Authorities are investigating whether the attacks connect to a wave of extortion threats and assaults against transport operators and performers that have targeted several companies since late 2025.
- Emergency services also responded this weekend to unrelated road incidents — an Aerodirecto bus fell into a ditch at Jorge Chávez airport, a Vía Expresa crash trapped and injured a couple, and a fatal crash in Talara — stretching local response resources.
- Police say they will use CCTV, ballistics and on‑site forensic work to identify suspects; musicians and transport operators are requesting increased protection and some performers are considering pausing shows.