Johnny Wactor murder: 4 arrested

LOS ANGELES — Arrests have been made in the murder of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor nearly three months after he was killed.

TMZ reported that the Los Angeles Police Department said members of the Florencia 13 gang were identified in the shooting of Wactor in May.

Updated 7:52 a.m. ET, Aug. 16: Four people were arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of Wactor, the Los Angeles Times reported. Police reviewed videos and spoke to witnesses to identify three men who they said tried to steal the catalytic converter from the actor’s vehicle and then shot him when he confronted them.

The three accused men are all 18 years old and were identified as Trobert Barceleau, Sergio Estrada and Leonel Gutierrez. The Times said the trio’s fingerprints were on the jack they allegedly used to lift Wactor’s vehicle.

They were booked on suspicion of murder charges and held in lieu of $2 million bond. A fourth person identified as 22-year-old Frank Olando was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder, the newspaper reported.

Original report: Police said fingerprints led them to the suspects.

Just over a week ago, police released grainy images of the people they said shot and killed Wactor, along with a vehicle that was connected to his death. At the time police did not release any additional details other than the photos.

ABC News reported that arrests were underway Thursday morning.

Wactor was shot and killed outside Level 8 club in downtown Los Angeles after he had worked a shift as a bartender at the nightspot. He and a coworker were leaving the bar when he saw someone trying his vehicle’s catalytic converter. They had jacked up his car to get underneath it. When Wactor approached the group one of them opened fire, hitting the actor in the chest, KTTV reported.

Wactor’s friends and family held a march on Wednesday demanding the city to find those who were responsible for killing him, TMZ reported.

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