Johnny Wactor, American actor, shot dead during Los Angeles theft

General Hospital and Siberia actor Johnny Wactor was killed on Saturday in LA, his family confirms.

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The 37-year-old suffered fatal injuries after interrupting three men who were attempting to remove the catalytic converter from his parked vehicle.

Wactor - who previously featured in the US soap opera General Hospital - was pronounced dead early on Saturday.

His agent David Shaul told Variety he was an "outstanding human being".

He continued: "He would literally give you the shirt off his back.

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