Just weeks after the tragic murder of soap opera actor Johnny Wactor, his close friends organized a march in downtown Los Angeles to help bring his killer to justice.
Wactor was just 37 years old when he left a bar in downtown Los Angeles on duty and confronted some thieves who were stealing the catalytic converter from his car.
The robbers opened fire and shot the actor, while he was protecting his co-worker from being shot in the early hours of May 25.
Micah Parker, one of Wactor’s best friends, organized the march and said TMZ why he did it.
‘We did this together, a group of close friends, there’s a whole team of us working on this. Today’s mission was really twofold. “The first thing is we want to keep the light on this case, on Johnny’s case, so there’s pressure to not let up until these guys are caught,” Parker said.
Just weeks after the tragic murder of soap opera actor Johnny Wactor, his close friends organized a march in downtown Los Angeles to help bring his killer to justice.
Micah Parker, one of Wactor’s best friends, organized the march and told TMZ why he did it.
“These killers are still out there, so we want them to be brought to justice, we want to prosecute them, and that takes pressure,” Parker added.
“But we also want to shed light on a broader issue that led to Johnny’s murder, this air of anxiety and fear, you walk around Los Angeles and you don’t know if you’re going to be the Johnny Wactor in the movie.” news,” Parker said.
“And I know there’s a lot of frustration on the part of the citizens of Los Angeles and we wanted to give him a platform to come and stop having those secret conversations and have them out loud, out loud, where the City Council could hear us,” he added. .
Parker added that the turnout was “amazing” and “hearing his name shouted as we walked through the streets.”
“In the midst of tragedy, we’ve seen the worst of humanity, but we’ve also seen the best,” Parker continued, adding that they’re “grateful” for everyone to show up.
Wactor was leaving his side job at a rooftop bar with a female colleague around 3:25 a.m. Saturday in the area of West Pico Boulevard and South Hope Street when he saw the three men near his vehicle.
Believing that he was being towed, he approached the men to try to discuss it, but that was not the case.
One of the men then looked up and pointed a gun at Wactor, who put her body in front of her co-worker when she was shot. The three men, who police said were wearing masks, fled the scene in another car.
Wactor was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The suspects remain at large.
Johnny’s younger brother Grant confirmed his death to DailyMail.com and said he wasn’t surprised to hear that his brother was putting others first at the time.
“These killers are still out there, so we want them to be brought to justice, we want to prosecute them, and that takes pressure,” Parker added.
Parker added that the turnout was “amazing” and “hearing his name shouted as we walked through the streets.”
“In the midst of tragedy, we’ve seen the worst of humanity, but we’ve also seen the best,” Parker continued, adding that they’re “grateful” to everyone for showing up.
Johnny’s younger brother Grant confirmed his death to DailyMail.com and said he wasn’t surprised to hear that his brother was putting others first at the time.
Grant said they were raised as “southern gentlemen” and that his brother’s last act was one of bravery.
“We’re Southerners, born and raised, and we would never let a woman walk to her car alone,” he said.
“He passed them and thought they were towing his truck. So he said something to the guys, like, ‘Hey, are you towing?’
‘And then once he turned around, he saw what was happening and put his co-worker behind him. And that’s when they shot him.