Family and friends of actor Johnny Wactor call for more action to find his killers
LOS ANGELES — Family and friends of actor Johnny Wactor called Tuesday for public action and official action to help find and convict his killers.
The former “General Hospital” actor was shot on May 25 when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. No arrests have been made.
“I’m asking anyone who knows anything to come forward,” the actor’s mother, Scarlett Wactor of South Carolina, said at a news conference outside Los Angeles City Hall. “It will help me and his siblings heal knowing that they have been captured and convicted.”
Police issued their own plea for public assistance on Aug. 5 when they released surveillance images of three unidentified suspects and their getaway vehicle: a stolen black 2018 Infiniti Q50.
Johnny Wactor was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and grew up in the nearby town of Summerville. He starred as Brando Corbin on the ABC soap opera “General Hospital” from 2020 to 2022. He also appeared in films and television series such as “Station 19,” “NCIS,” and “Westworld.”
Scarlett Wactor previously said her son had left work at a rooftop bar with a co-worker when he saw someone in his car and thought it was being towed away. A suspect wearing a mask opened fire, his mother said.
“Pain is my constant companion,” she said Tuesday. “I can’t wish him a happy birthday on Aug. 31 — he would have been 38. I can’t ask him if he’ll be home for Christmas. I can’t ask him how his day was.”
Others at the news conference called for more action from Mayor Karen Bass and other leaders to combat crime.
“We will make sure that no family has to endure the pain that Scarlett is going through today,” said Councilman Kevin de Leon. “We want justice for Johnny and we will get it.”
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