Johnny Wactor, an actor on , was shot and killed during a suspected catalytic converter theft attempt in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday morning, his family told . He was 37. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to the area of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street around 3:25 a.
m. Saturday. At the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, who later identified as Wactor.
According to authorities, Wactor was shot after confronting three men who were allegedly attempting to steal the catalytic converter from a vehicle. He was later transported to a local hospital, where he died. The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle and have not been arrested, police said.
The investigation is ongoing. Wactor’s rep, Sarabeth Schedeen, shared in a statement to , “Johnny Wactor was an extraordinary actor and friend. The worlds light has dimmed today.
Among his many enviable gifts were generosity, dedication, discipline, empathy and a perseverance beyond compare.” “Additionally he was an athletes athlete,” she continued. “Pushing himself hard physically as he did personally and professionally.
In a roller coaster industry and our many years together he rode life’s ups and downs with optimism and grace. Johnny stood for moral greatness in all areas. He is a profound loss to all who worked with him and knew him.
” Wactor played Brando Corbin on from 2020 to 2022. He appeared in 164 episodes of the long-running ABC soap opera. Born on Aug.
31, 1986, in Ch.