The Los Angeles Police Department has released surveillance photos of the suspects wanted for gunning down “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor on the streets of the City of Angels — as well as the alleged killers’ getaway vehicle.
Wactor, 37, was walking back to his car after a late-night shift as a bartender in downtown Los Angeles when he encountered three men who had lifted the vehicle with a floor jack and were trying to steal his catalytic converter.
When he confronted them, one of the men pulled a handgun and shot Wactor in the chest “without provocation,” cops told KTLA.
The suspects then fled the scene in a stolen 2018 four-door black Infiniti Q50 with a tan-colored interior, police said.
The images released by the LAPD show two of the suspects in light-colored hooded sweatshirts and one man wearing a black hoodie. No physical description of the suspects was offered besides a tattoo “Suspect 1” has above his left eye and on his right cheek.
Police said the shooting happened in the 1200 block of Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles around 3:25 a.m.
Wactor was in 164 episodes of the long-running soap opera from 2020 to 2022. He also appeared on shows like HBO’s “Westworld,” “NCIS,” and “Criminal Minds.”
The LAPD is asking for the public’s assistance in finding the men responsible for his killing and encouraging anybody with information to call the department’s Central Bureau Homicide division, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
