{"id":47196,"date":"2026-01-13T00:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=47196"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:35:51","slug":"beloved-actor-dies-at-37-after-being-shot-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=47196","title":{"rendered":"Beloved actor dies at 37 after being shot in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- anchor \/ put before \n\n<footer> --><\/p>\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- interstitial \/ put after <body> --><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- responsive 3 --><\/div>\n<p>The tragic death of Johnny Wactor, beloved star of General Hospital, has deeply saddened family members, fellow actors, and fans alike. At just 37 years old, Wactor was shot and killed in Los Angeles while bravely protecting a coworker from thieves attempting to steal his car\u2019s catalytic converter.<\/p>\n<p>Beloved actor dies at 37 after being shot in Los Angeles In the early hours of Saturday morning, Wactor was escorting his coworker to her car after their shift at a rooftop bar. As he approached his own vehicle, he noticed three masked men nearby and initially thought it was being towed. However, when one of the men pointed a gun at him, Wactor fearlessly shielded his coworker from harm without a second thought.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1691648\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Described by his brother Grant as a hardworking and compassionate individual, Johnny Wactor\u2019s untimely passing has left a void in the hearts of many. Grant shared, \u201cWe\u2019re Southern by birth and blood, and we would never let a woman walk to their car by herself.\u201d The memory of Wactor\u2019s heroic act will forever be remembered and cherished by those who knew him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><!-- responsive 2 --><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1691649\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tragic death of Johnny Wactor, beloved star of General Hospital, has deeply saddened family members, fellow actors, and fans alike. At just 37 years old, Wactor was shot and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47198,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47196\/revisions\/47198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}