Suspected Killers of General Hospital Actor Johnny Wactor Shown in New Images Released by LAPD

Johnny Wactor, 37, was fatally shot on Saturday, May 25, when he came upon armed car thieves who were attempting to steal his vehicle’s catalytic converter.

The Los Angeles Police Department released photos of the suspects in the killing of General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor.

The still images, taken from video footage, were released Sunday, Aug. 4, also include photos of the stolen black Infiniti Q50 sedan police say the suspects were driving.

Wactor, 37, was fatally shot on Saturday, May 25, when he came upon armed car thieves who were attempting to steal his vehicle’s catalytic converter, police have said.

Authorities said the suspect that shot Wactor "has a tattoo above the left eye and on the right cheek," according to the LAPD press release.

Wactor’s brother Grant Wactor previously told PEOPLE that his brother, who was working as a bartender, and a female co-worker were walking to their vehicles after their bar shift in downtown Los Angeles around 3:25 a.m. when the shooting happened.

Grant said the colleagues were approaching their vehicles when his brother noticed his car “was jacked up or lifted in some way. He thought he was being towed.”

Grant told PEOPLE his brother soon realized “they were definitely not tow truck people."

Grant said Wactor put his body in front of his female colleague and had put his hands up when he was shot.

“He did not confront them,” Grant said. “He did not try to stop them. He was just trying to diffuse the situation by stepping back.”

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After the shooting, the men fled the scene in the stolen vehicle, police have said.

Wactor was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner had determined that Wactor died from a gunshot wound to the chest. His manner of death is listed as a homicide.

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The police are asking for help identifying the three suspects.

"I'm hoping the community is sick enough that somebody will step up and help," Wactor’s mother, Scarlett Wactor, told ABC7.

"I still cry every morning in my devotions," she said. "I have his picture in front of me, like I talk to God, tell him what I want. Those days are still here. I'm still doing that."

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Wactor started doing theater in elementary school and moved to Los Angeles after he graduated from college around 2007 to pursue his acting dream.

“He was always very self-motivated, self-driven, a very hard worker," Grant says. "He always wanted to do more, to do better. That’s what I think made him happy. He liked making people laugh, making people smile. Every fan that he had, he loved doing it for them and making them happy."

Wactor, who was best known for his General Hospital role as Brando Corbin, also appeared in Army Wives, NCIS, The OA, Westworld, The Passenger, Station 19, Barbee Rehab, Siberia, Agent X, Vantastic, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Girl, Training Day, Criminal Minds and more.

Anybody with information about the shooting is asked to contact detectives at (213) 996-4143 and (213) 996-4173.

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