Johnny Wactor, who played Brando Corbin, general Hospitalwas shot and killed on Saturday during a suspected car theft. He was 37 years old.
The tragic shooting reportedly happened when Wachter and a co-worker witnessed three men attempting to steal a catalytic converter from his vehicle. Wachter’s mother, Scarlett Wachter, said her son confronted the suspects, who then shot him and fled. Wachter was pronounced dead at the hospital at 3 a.m. New York Post:
As of Sunday afternoon, no suspects had been arrested.
Wachter is best known for playing Brando Corbin in 164 episodes of the long-running soap opera General Hospital from 2020 to 2022. According to his IMDb profile:He also appeared in episodes of the supernatural drama shows “Siberia” and “Criminal Minds.”
His mother told TMZ she remembers him as a loving young man, and the outlet said he is survived by his mother and two younger brothers.
Wachter’s tragic death comes as Los Angeles has been hit by an unprecedented crime wave that has claimed several celebrity victims over the past two years. For example, in August 2023, two victims were robbed at gunpoint outside celebrity-frequented restaurant Craig’s on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. As Breitbart News previously reported, in 2023, Los Angeles faced an unprecedented crime wave ahead of the city’s mayoral election, with several celebrities involved in near-violent or extremely violent altercations.
In February, a man was arrested for being targeted. White Lotus and Baywatch A gunman broke into the home of actress Alexandra Daddario with a loaded gun, then made his way to the actress’s house and stood outside screaming.
And in February, fashion mogul, model and tattoo icon Kat Von D’s Los Angeles home was burglarized by intruders claiming to be asking to use her bathroom. Von D recently announced she was leaving California and moving part-time to Indiana, citing the state’s “aggressive abuse of government power.”
That same month, rapper Kodak Black was shot in the leg outside an afterparty hosted by singer Justin Bieber in Los Angeles.
In November, TV presenter and actor Terrence Jenkins (known as Terrence J) narrowly escaped an attempted robbery at his home when an armed man opened fire on him.
Actress and singer Katharine McPhee American Idol She even went so far as to say that she would not wear expensive jewelry in public because of the fame it brings.
“They don’t sell rings or watches or anything in LA anymore,” she wrote.
