- Wactor, 37, was shot and killed when confronting thieves breaking into his car
- Police said that paramedics got to the scene at around 3am local time
- The former General Hospital star was pronounced dead shortly after
Johnny Wactor, a long time veteran of TV soap General Hospital, was shot and killed Saturday in a Los Angeles when he confronted thieves breaking into his car, according to TMZ. He was 37.
Wactor’s mother Scarlett told TMZ that her son saw three men trying to steal the catalytic converter off of his car.
She said that her son didn’t attempt to fight them or even stop them from robbing Wactor but they still shot him and got away.
Police said that paramedics got to the scene at around 3am local time and took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspects have yet to be identified or described but there is an incident that matches the description of the killing which involved stealing a catalytic converter.
Johnny Wactor, a long time veteran of TV soap General Hospital, was shot and killed Sunday afternoon in a Los Angeles robbery that turned horribly wrong. He was 37.
Wactor’s mother Scarlett told TMZ that her son saw three men trying to steal the catalytic converter off of his car
According to a KTLA report, police officers reported to the area of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street around 3:25am.
Police claim the victim, believed to be Wactor, saw the three men ‘removing property’ and tried to intervene, when they shot him.
The suspects remain at large.
The Los Angeles Police Department says it does not release the names of victims.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office for comment.
Wactor appeared on over 160 episodes of General Hospital as the character Brando Corbin from 2020 to 2022.
According to a KTLA report, police officers reported to the area of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street around 3:25am
Wactor appeared on over 160 episodes of General Hospital as the character Brando Corbin from 2020 to 2022
The actor was also a series regular on the 2013 NBC drama series Siberia, which lasted 11 episodes.
He did multi-episode arcs on TV shows like The OA, The Passenger, Westworld and Hollywood Girl.
His first break into television came in a three-episode guest role on the Lifetime series Army Wives.
He had also branched out into producing; his IMDb page has three upcoming projects listed. Wactor also wrote a short film called Broken Riders.
Wactor’s most recent work was in the horror anthology Dead Talk Tales: Volume I released earlier this year.
The actor was also a series regular on the 2013 NBC drama series Siberia, which lasted 11 episodes
Wactor’s mother Scarlett (pictured) told TMZ that her son saw three men trying to steal the catalytic converter off of his car
Personally, his Instagram page often showed him engaging in extreme sports like rock climbing.
He is survived by his mother Scarlett and brothers Lance and Grant.
Wactor’s mother described him as a loving young man whose death leaves a hole in his family’s heart, per TMZ.
