Jonathan Joss, who voiced John Redcorn in the popular show King Of The Hill, was shot dead on Sunday, June 1, in San Antonio, Texas, police confirmed to Variety. He was 59.
San Antonio officers were sent to a home on Sunday night around 7 pm, after they were informed about shooting. On arriving at the scene, Joss was found near the road after he was shot multiple times. Though he was given life-saving measures until medics arrived, the actor was declared dead at the scene. The shooter tried to escape in a vehicle, but was detained by officers and was booked for murder. The investigation is still underway.
As per reports, Jonathan Joss was shot by a neighbour during an altercation. The suspect has been identified as Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja.
Jonathan Joss shot dead
Joss' husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales shared a statement on the former's Facebook page and claimed the couple had allegedly faced years of harassment and the shooting was motivated by homophobia.
He wrote, "My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done."
Tristan also said that they were "harassed regularly by individuals who clearly said that did not accept their relationship and the "harassment was openly homophobic."
Earlier this year, they lost their San Antonio home to a fire, and their three pet dogs were killed. On Sunday, they were at the site to check the mail, and found the skeletal of one of their dogs and began "yelling and crying". A man approached them and threatened Joss and Gonzales with a gun.
Gonzales wrote, "While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired."
"Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life," he added.
He further wrote, "Jonathan was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other. I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved".
"Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built," Gonzales concluded.
Have a look at the statement here.
Jonathan Joss career
Joss lent his voice to Native American character John Redcorn in the iconic show King Of The Hill, which had 13 series and more than 250 episodes, and ran from 1997 to 2009. After more than a decade, a revival of the popular animated series is set to premiere on Hulu on August 4, and Joss had already recorded his lines for the show. He will be seen in Episode 2 of the show바카라™s upcoming Season 14.
He was also known for his roles in Parks and Recreation, The Magnificent Seven, Ray Donovan, Tulsa King, and True Grit, among others.
