Country star Kevin Hernandez is shot dead along with his entire family by a hail of 150 bullets in a horror highway ambush

COUNTRY STAR Kevin Hernandez was brutally murdered along with his entire family in a massacre ambush.

Kevin Amalio Hernandez and his wife Marisela Sandoval were found dead on the highway after their pickup truck was riddled with 150 bullets.

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Kevin Hernandez and his wife Marisela Sandoval were found dead on a highway after a massacre ambushCredit: Newsflash
The country singer was on a live concert tour across the state when their car was attacked

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The country singer was on a live concert tour across the state when their car was attackedCredit: Newsflash
Maritza was found dead next to the passenger door of the pickup

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Maritza was found dead next to the passenger door of the pickupCredit: Newsflash

The Mexican singer's body was discovered in a Chevrolet Malibu truck riddled with bullets in Chihuahua on May 5.

Marisela's body was found on the road next to a 1979 car Ford passenger door of the truck.

The couple's 17-year-old son died next one day in the hospital due to the gunshot wounds he suffered.

Their other two children, aged fourteen and four, were rushed to the medical facility along with their maternal grandmother.

According to local media, they are all recovering from their gunshot wounds.

The family's pickup trucks were ambushed and shot to pieces as they traveled in convoy through the region.

In an eerie twist of fate, Hernandez's new song titled “If God Takes Me With Him” ​​was released a day after the bloody massacre.

The text, translated from Spanish, says: “If God takes me with him, you don't have to be afraid, I will protect you, I will follow you.” stepsbecause this love is eternal.”

Hernandez made a name for himself with country band H Nortena and toured the state of Chihuahua with a schedule of live concerts.

The Mexican music community paid their tribute to the late artist and expressed their sadness over the tragic loss.

Fellow band member Luis Fernando Peinado, known as El Dolar, said: “Tomorrow this song will ring loud in people's ears. skythe latest recording will be released tomorrow, life is fragile.”

The Police are investigating the details of the savage attack.

The couple's eldest son died a day later and two more children are recovering

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The couple's eldest son died a day later and two more children are recoveringCredit: Newsflash
The singer released a creepily titled song just hours after he was murdered

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The singer released a creepily titled song just hours after he was murdered