Friends and family of actor Johnny Wactor plan march to City Hall in call for justice

No arrests have been reported in the deadly May 25 encounter involving the 37-year-old"General Hospital actor and a group of catalytic converter thieves in downtown Los Angeles."General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed May 25 in downtown Los Angeles after encountering catalytic converter thieves, the LAPD says.

"Johnny's family and friends are urging local community leaders to explore legislative and municipal actions that will hopefully not only lead to breakthroughs in Johnny's case, but that will also help make the city that Johnny chose to call home safer. This should be important to us all," organizers said in a statement.. Wactor and a co-worker had just left work at a nearby bar when they encountered the men, who had Wactor's car raised on a floor jack.

"Johnny kept his cool as he always did, simply stating that it was his car and for them to leave," Joy said in the Instagram post."Hands open to his sides in peace.

She said a security guard from work crossed the street and ran toward them while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher. They used a denim jacket in a desperate effort to stop the bleeding and conducted CPR, Joy said.

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