Actor Johnny Wactor had simply completed a bartending shift and was strolling an unidentified feminine co-worker to her automobile when he was shot and killed by thieves apparently trying to steal a catalytic converter from his automobile.
The Common Hospital actor’s brother Grant has advised the Day by day Mail that Wactor initially thought his car was being towed, however when he realized what was really taking place he shielded the co-worker by placing her behind him.
“We’re Southern, born and raised, and we’d by no means let a feminine stroll to their automobile by herself,” Grant Wactor advised the information outlet. “He got here throughout them and he thought his truck was being towed. So he stated one thing to the blokes, like, ‘Hey, are you towing?’
“After which as soon as he circled, he noticed what was taking place and he put his coworker behind him. And that’s once they shot him.”
Wactor’s mom, Scarlett Wactor, confirmed that account to CNN affiliate KABC. She stated her son sometimes labored as a bartender between performing gigs.
The deadly taking pictures occurred round 3:25 a.m. Saturday close to Pico Boulevard and Hope Avenue. The three thieves fled the scene, and as of Monday morning had not been apprehended.
Wactor performed the character Brando Corbin on Common Hospital from 2020 to 2022. His different credit embody Westworld, Prison Minds, Siberia and Station 19.
