‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor cremated after fatal shooting

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shot and killed on May 25, after encountering armed robbers who were trying to steal a catalytic converter from his car. He protected his female co-worker from the thieves when he was gunned down.His mother, Scarlett Wactor, told TMZ at the time that her son was a “loving young man” and his death “leaves a huge hole in the family’s heart.”Wactor’s mother confirmed to NBC News that Anita Joy was the friend and colleague who was with her son when he was shot in the chest.

Joy opened up about the tragedy and paid tribute to Wactor in an Instagram post.“I was with Johnny in his last moments and I’m here to be his voice after such unimaginable events,” she wrote days after the shooting.“My heart is shattered with his loss but I believe l have gained the best guardian Angel out there,” she went on.Several of his “General Hospital” co-stars, such as Kirsten Storms, Sofia Mattsson, Ashton Arbab and Lydia Look, paid tribute to the late actor on social media.“I’m in a state of disbelief and complete sadness,” said Storms, 40. “I don’t typically do posts like this, but Johnny was such a special person and it feels important (for me) to put these words out there.”Arbab’s tribute read, “Absolutely heartbroken while typing this.

Johnny Wactor was not only my TV dad for more than 25 episodes on General Hospital but he was a great human, a kind soul, an inspiration on and off set and a one of a kind actor.”Wactor’s distraught ex fiancee, Tessa Farrell, made an appeal to the criminals, who have been at large since the shooting.“If the person who did this, if you’re watching, I’m sorry, but you shot the wrong guy,” Farrell said through tears in a video posted Monday. “You can get a real job.