General Hospital alum Johnny Wactor was killed in Los Angeles, California. (Image: Getty) Former General Hospital star Johnny Wactor has died. The 37-year-old actor, who starred in almost 200 episodes of the longrunning soap opera was killed in Los Angeles, California on Saturday morning, per TMZ.

According to his mother, Wactor was out with a coworker when he witnessed three men trying to steal a part of his car. General Hospital's Haley Pullos defended by soap mom after 'huge mistake' Inside General Hospital star Haley Pullos' life and career as she does jail time His mum says that though he didn't try to defend himself or prevent the thieves for running off with his catalytic converter, they still shot him before fleeing. She said Johnny was a “loving young man” and that his death “leaves a huge hole in the family’s heart.

” Wactor was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Johnny Wactor appeared in almost 200 episodes of General Hospital (Image: Getty) Police have not yet released a description of the suspects, but Wactor's mom remains hopeful that they will be brought to justice. During his time on General Hospital, Wactor played Brando Corbin who was married to the character Sasha.

His tenure lasted from 2020 until 2022 when he made the decision to move on from the soap. Following his explosive exit — in which his character was killed off — he took to Instagram to reflect on his time on the series. "It's been a couple days since the demise of .