‘King of the Hill’ voice actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot outside his Texas home

HOUSTON AP Jonathan Joss a voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series King of the Hill was fatally shot near his Texas home government declared Monday Police were dispatched to a home in south San Antonio about p m Sunday on a shooting in progress call When officers arrived at the scene they uncovered the wounded -year-old near the street The officers attempted life saving measures until EMS arrived EMS pronounced the victim deceased San Antonio police declared in a declaration Joss husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales proven the actor s death to The Associated Press in a text The two were married earlier this year on Valentine s Day In an email San Antonio police did not this instant provide any information on what prompted the shooting In a declaration de Gonzales announced he and Joss had previously faced harassment much of it openly homophobic Joss husband stated the person who killed the actor yelled violent homophobic slurs before opening fire He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other de Gonzales reported Before the shooting de Gonzales and Joss were checking mail at Joss home which had been heavily damaged during a January fire that claimed the lives of their three dogs A man approached the two and threatened them with a gun de Gonzales stated 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 de Gonzales revealed in a announcement After the shooting functionaries arrested -year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja and charged him with murder in Joss death Court records did not list an attorney who could speak on behalf of Ceja who was being held in the Bexar County Adult Detention Center In a message San Antonio police reported its review has located no evidence whatsoever to indicate that Mr Joss s murder was related to his sexual orientation We take such charges very seriously and have thoroughly reviewed all available information Should any new evidence come to light we will charge the suspect accordingly police announced Joss who grew up in San Antonio was best known as the voice of John Redcorn a Native American character on the popular King of the Hill animated series that ran for seasons from to A reboot of the show is set to start in August Joss also had a recurring role on the television show Parks and Recreation playing Chief Ken Hotate He appeared in two episodes of the series Tulsa King in A GoFundMe page had been set up in January for Joss after the house fire According to the page Joss had lost all of his belongings in the fire including his motorcycle Before he was fatally shot Joss had been in Austin located about miles kilometers northeast of San Antonio for events related to a sneak peak of the King of the Hill revival On Saturday Joss had posted a video on Instagram in which he commented he was signing autographs at a comic book store in Austin The fans get to revisit King of the Hill again which I think is an amazing thing because it s a great show Joss noted in the video adding he had already done voice work on four episodes of the revival Joss husband mentioned Joss was grateful for his fans To everyone who supported him his fans his friends know that he valued you deeply He saw you as family de Gonzales stated