Police have issued search warrants while making ‘multiple arrests’ linked to the shooting death of General Hospital star Johnny Wactor.
The 37-year-old actor is believed to have been shot and killed by thieves attempting to steal the catalytic convertor on his vehicle in downtown Los Angeles on May 25.
Los Angeles Police Department has now identified members of the Florencia 13 gang in connection with his murder outside Level 8 where he worked, per TMZ.
The outlet said fingerprints found at the scene helped to link suspects to the case.
Following his death, Wactor’s remains were sent to his home state of South Carolina where he was cremated, with his ashes now with his mother, Scarlett, at her home.
Johnny Wactor is believed to have been shot and killed on May 25 by thieves attempting to steal the catalytic convertor on his vehicle in downtown Los Angeles
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos also show the desolate spot where the star lost his life, with a tattered piece of police tape still lingering on a heavily graffitied shop front nearby
On Saturday, May 25 at around 3:25am, Wactor had been leaving his side-job at a ‘cathedral style’ nightclub called Sinners y Santos in Downtown LA with his co-worker, Anita Joy.
He noticed that three men – all wearing masks – were near his vehicle, which was propped up on a jack. The star thought the car was being towed and upon approaching the assailants, one pointed his gun at the actor.
Wactor was transported to a hospital by paramedics, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. According to police, the three men quickly fled the scene in another vehicle.
Family members previously told DailyMail.com that the ‘southern gentleman’ had been escorting Joy to her vehicle at the time, and he shielded her with his body when the trio of thieves opened fire.
In a series of Instagram posts recalling his heroic final moments, Joy referred to Wactor as her friend of ‘eight years’ and described how he ‘fought to stay alive’ before dying in her arms.
Johnny Wactor’s cause of death has been revealed after actor was shot and killed on Saturday, May 25 by thieves attempting to steal the catalytic convertor on his vehicle in Downtown Los Angeles
Wactor had struggled to get acting work in recent years, with a source telling DailyMail.com he had been trying to make ends meet by working at the club
Several of his fellow actor friends have also paid tribute to Wactor’s ‘selflessness’, and noble nature and revealed how he had taken up a job as a bartender at the new Sinners y Santos nightclub after struggling to find roles following the strike.
The actor had taken up a job bartending to make ends meet, despite having battled a drinking problem, at the nightclub – just a few blocks away from where he was gunned down.
