General Hospital Actors Pay Tribute After Johnny Wactor Was Shot And Killed At 37
Late on Sunday, word came down the pipeline that General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor had died on Saturday morning after leaving work in the area of Downtown Los Angeles. He’d reportedly happened upon someone trying to steal a catalytic converter from his car, and had approached the person not realizing what was going down and believing his car was getting towed.
The incident happened at 3.25 a.m. after Wactor had been working at a Downtown Los Angeles bar. Multiple suspects were on the scene when he left work and approached his vehicle, and one of them reportedly looked up and then shot him. He had been with one of his co-workers when the incident happened, according to his mother, Scarlett Wactor.
He was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. The actor was only 37.
Jon Lindstrom, longtime resident of Port Charles, who has played Kevin Collins and Ryan Chamberlain during the daytime show’s run, called Wactor a “talented young guy.” He also shared his emotions after learning the young man had died in such a senseless fashion. He paid tribute on X:
When the tears slow down, I am literally sick to my stomach at this news. Johnny was one of those rare young men in this business who was kind, unassuming, humble, and always thought about other people. A talented young guy who just wanted to share that talent with the world. I wish I had enough love to fill the hole that his loved ones must feel right now, but I know that’s impossible. Johnny will be missed on this plane. For a long time to come. R.I.P.
