STREAM. >> IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A WEEK SINCE ACTOR JOHNNY WACTOR DIED IN THE ARMS OF HIS FRIEND AND COWORKER, ANITA JOY. >> WELL, NOW JOY IS GIVING DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRAGIC KILLING AND THE LOSS OF HER DEAR FRIEND. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ASHLEY MACKEY JOINING US NOW WITH MORE ASHLEY MARC JOVANA A TRAGIC STORY. >> ANITA JOY, JOHN WAGNER'S FRIEND AND COWORKER, HELD HIM IN HER ARMS DURING HIS FINAL MOMENTS. SHE SAYS IT ALL HAPPENED IN AN INSTANT. AFTER TAKING SOME TIME TO COLLECT HERSELF AND GETTING THE SUPPORT FROM WAGNER'S FAMILY, JOY SAYS SHE FEELS A DUTY TO SPEAK OUT FOR HER FRIEND. FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF ACTOR JOHN WAGNER ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE REALITY THAT HE'S NO LONGER HERE. AFTER THE GENERAL HOSPITAL STAR WAS SHOT AND KILLED LAST WEEK, IT WAS ABOUT 3 A.M. WAGNER HAD JUST FINISHED UP HIS SHIFT AT LEVEL EIGHT, A ROOFTOP BAR IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. HE WAS WALKING HIS FRIEND AND COWORKER ANITA JOY TO HER CAR WHEN WAGNER NOTICED SOMEONE TAMPERING WITH HIS OWN. >> AGAIN, I DON'T THINK HE SAW A WEAPON. I DON'T THINK HE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS THAT DANGER. HE WAS JUST TRYING TO GET THEM TO GO AWAY, RIGHT, AND HE WAS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT JUST HAPPENED SO QUICKLY THAT HE MADE SURE HE WAS. I WAS BEHIND HIM. >> POLICE SAY THREE MASKED INDIVIDUALS HAD WAGNER'S VEHICLE RAISED IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEAL HIS CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SHOT THE 37 YEAR OLD, UNPROVOKED JOY DESCRIBES HOLDING WAGNER IN HER ARMS WHILE HELP ARRIVED. >> I WAS LIKE JOHNNY, HONEY, ARE YOU OKAY? AND HE WENT, NO SHOT. I'M SCREAMING AT HIM. I'M LIKE, JOHNNY, STAY WITH ME, STAY WITH ME, OBVIOUSLY IN THESE MOMENTS, THERE'S NO REAL TIME FOR THOUGHT, ACTUAL THOUGHT PROCESS. SO WHEN HE FIRST SAID SHOT, I'M THINKING MAYBE LIKE SHOULDER, ARM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HELP HIM GET THROUGH. BUT LIKE, I WASN'T THINKING THIS WAS FATAL. >> HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL BUT LATER DIED. THE LEVEL EIGHT BAR RELEASED A STATEMENT ON ITS INSTAGRAM PAGE SAYING SINCE WE OPENED, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE OPTION FOR SECURITY ESCORTS TO THE NEARBY PARKING LOT TO OUR STAFF AFTER HOURS. AND IN LIGHT OF THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO OUR TEAM AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD AND ARE ACTIVELY RESEARCHING ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES FOR OUR STAFF. WE SPOKE WITH INTERIM CHIEF DOMINIC CHOI, WHO'S LOOKING INTO CRIME DATA IN THE AREA. >> I THINK YEAR TO DATE WE HAD ABOUT 32 CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS IN THAT AREA COMPARED TO I WANT TO SAY, WELL OVER 100 LAST YEAR, SAME TIME. SO THEY'RE SUBSTANTIALLY DOWN. THIS WAS JUST A VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. >> CHOI SAYS INVESTIGATORS ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO FIND THE SUSPECTS, BUT NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. MEANWHILE, A GOFUNDME PAGE HAS BEEN S
