As details emerge about the murder of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, the woman who was with him the night he was fatally shot is speaking out and hoping justice is served.
The tragedy occurred around 3:15 a.m. on May 25 as Anita Joy, a friend and co-worker of the 37-year-old actor at Level 8 Restaurant & Lounge in downtown Los Angeles, was walking with Wactor to ‘to their cars at the end of the day. their change.
As the two men approached the corner of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street, they saw something strange.
“We noticed his car was tilted,” she told KTLA’s Omar Lewis. “So he’s like, ‘Oh, I’m getting towed,’ and we look around and this guy is standing by his right tire, his front tire, with a big jack already lifting the car .”
Joy added that there were two other men inside her car. The three suspects were stealing Wactor’s catalytic converter.
“We were both like, ‘Hey, what are you doing, man?’ It’s his car, but Johnny wasn’t aggressive or confrontational,” she said.
That’s when she said Wactor stepped in front of her and a gunman immediately fired a fatal shot that hit her in the chest.
“I grab him and say, ‘Johnny, honey, are you okay?’ and he replies: “No, I shot.” He just says those two words,” Joy said. “Once I saw his chest, I started screaming for help.”
His colleagues heard his screams and ran to help him, while his killers, all wearing dark clothing with ski masks and driving a dark-colored sedan, fled north on Hope Street.
Joy, who had known Wactor for eight years, said he died in her arms.
While grieving the loss of her friend, she also demands justice.
“Catching (the suspects) is the first thing,” Joy said. “That’s the priority and then conviction is what everyone is concerned about because this has happened before and people get a slap on the wrist and are thrown out into the street.
Joy has since left her job at Level 8, located in the 1200 block of Hope Street. While she doesn’t blame her former employer for what happened, she hopes it will start providing secure parking for its employees.
Several friends of the 37-year-old have planned a call to action Friday where they plan to contact Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León to demand justice in the case.
A GoFundMe page set up to help Wactor’s family pay for travel and investigation costs to find his killers can be found here.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detectives Gonzales or Martinez at 213-996-4142. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or leave tips online at lacrimestoppers.org.
Wactor appeared as Brando Corbin in 164 episodes of the popular soap opera “General Hospital” between 2020 and 2022. He has also appeared in other shows such as “Westworld” and “Criminal Minds.”
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News Source : ktla.com
