General Hospital star Johnny Wactor is honored in Daytime Emmy’s In Memoriam section just eight days after he was tragically shot and killed by thieves in LA at age 37

Johnny Wactor was included in the In Memorium segment of the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night.

The broadcast aired just eight days after the 37-year-old actor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles. 

He played Brando Corbin on the long-running soap opera and lost his life when he interrupted a thief trying to steal the catalytic converter off of his car. 

Following his tragic death, Wactor’s agent, David Saul, told People that the  Charleston native was ‘a talented actor who was committed to his craft’ and ‘a real moral example to everyone who knew him.’

Saul praised Wactor for always ‘standing for hard work, tenacity’ and having a ‘never give up attitude.’

‘In the highs and lows of a challenging profession he always kept his chin up and kept striving for the best he could be,’ Saul recalled.

The broadcast aired just eight days after the 37-year-old actor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles