Former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles shooting

>> THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE THIEVES WHO KILLED A WELL-KNOWN SOAP OPERA STAR DURING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEIST, POLICE SAY GENERAL HOSPITAL ACTOR JOHNNY WALKER WAS SHOT ON SATURDAY AFTER CONFRONTING THE GROUP IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. ABC NEWS REPORTER ANDREA FUJII HAS THE STORY. >> THIS MORNING, AN URGENT SEARCH FOR SUSPECTS AFTER THE KILLING OF FORMER GENERAL HOSPITAL STAR JOHNNY WACTOR. >> WE WERE TOGETHER, SASHA. I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST YOU AND ME. >> BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE AS BRANDO ON THE LONG RUNNING SOAP WACTOR, WAS SHOT IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AFTER POLICE SAY HE FOUND A GROUP OF THIEVES AROUND HIS CAR. POLICE SAY HE WAS WITH A FRIEND WHEN HE CAUGHT THREE PEOPLE HUDDLED AROUND THE VEHICLE, AND INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GETTING TOWED, BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GROUP WAS TRYING TO STEAL THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, A CAR PART THAT'S BECOME A COMMON TARGET FOR THIEVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF ITS VALUABLE METAL COMPONENTS. >> WE'VE SEEN WHERE THEY QUICKLY LIKE NASCAR, THEY GET THE JACKS, THEM UP, CUT THEM OFF, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SECURITY, AND THE COPS WALK OUT OF HERE AND GET THESE ITEMS 300 BUCKS A PIECE GENERALLY, AND MAKING 10 OR 20 A NIGHT. >> WITNESSES SAY BEFORE WACTOR COULD EVEN CONFRONT THE THIEVES, ONE OPENED FIRE. ALL THREE THEN SPED OFF IN ANOTHER CAR. WACTOR DIED A SHORT TIME LATER. IN ADDITION TO DAYTIME TV, HE WAS ALSO A FAMILIAR FACE ON PRIME TIME TV, HAVING STARRED ON CRIMINAL MINDS AND NCIS. HIS DEATH PROMPTING AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT. GENERAL HOSPITAL POSTING THIS TRIBUTE SAYING HE WAS TRULY ONE OF A KIND AND A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY DAY. HIS MOTHER SAYING THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO TELL WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SOUL HE WAS. JOHNNY WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM THE CAR. THERE IS A VERY LARGE HOLE ON OUR HEARTS AND LIVES. POLICE OVERNIGHT DID NOT RELEASE ANY DETAILS

Channel: ABC7 News Bay Area

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Length: 2min 2sec (122 seconds)

Published: Mon May 27 2024