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A TV Soap Personality and ACTOR jONNEY WACTOR has been shot by a suspected car theft. It was said he was coming back from his side job at around 3:25 am when he was shot dead. Take a look how the Los Angeles are trailling the 3 armed men.RIP JONNEY WACTOR.
The actor reportedly mistook masked thieves stealing his car for tow truck drivers and intervened before they opened fire, Dailymail reports.
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Wactor was said to be leaving his side job at a rooftop bar with a female colleague at around 3:25 am Saturday in the area of West Pico Boulevard and South Hope Street, when he saw the three men, believing he was being towed. RIP JONNEY WACTOR
The Los Angeles police department said that one of the three men, all of whom were wearing masks, shot Wactor before fleeing in a separate vehicle.
His agent David Shaul told Variety he was an “outstanding human being”.
He continued: “He would literally give you the shirt off his back.
“After over a decade together, he will leave a hole in our hearts forever.”
Wactor’s mother Scarlett told NBC4 her son was returning to his car after work and discovered a man tampering with it.
Believing it was being towed and not suspecting danger, he approached the man to ask what was happening, then was immediately shot, she said.
She told the outlet the suspect fled with two other men, and described her son’s killing as “senseless.”
Wactor’s brother, Grant, told the LA Times that Wactor had been working as a bartender on Saturday and was walking a co-worker to her car after when he was killed.
“He was… one of the most charismatic people I knew. Because when he talked or listened, you could tell it was genuine,” his brother said.
“He lived life his way. He did exactly what he wanted, even to his last day. He walked the walk.” RIP JONNEY WACTOR
A tribute shared by producers at General Hospital said South Carolina-born Wactor was “truly one of a kind and a pleasure to work with each day”.
As well as a two-year stint on the show as Brando Corbin, Wactor also starred in the 2013 NBC series Siberia and featured in two episodes of HBO’s Westworld.
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General Hospital issued a statement on Sunday: “The entire General Hospital family is heartbroken to hear of Johnny Wactor’s untimely passing. He was truly one of a kind and a pleasure to work with each day. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones during this difficult time.”
Born in 1986 in Charleston, South Carolina, Wactor began his television career with a role in the Lifetime drama series Army Wives. He later made guest appearances in various shows, including Westworld, The OA, and Criminal Minds. RIP JONNEY WACTOR.