King Of The Hill and Parks And Recreation actor shot dead

An histrion who appeared successful animated bid King Of The Hill and deed amusement Parks And Recreation has been changeable dormant adjacent his home.

Jonathan Joss, 59, was recovered injured by constabulary successful San Antonio, Texas, connected Sunday evening.

Officers tried to prevention him but helium was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

The actor's hubby claimed the gunman shouted "violent homophobic slurs" earlier opening fire, and that Joss had pushed him retired the mode to prevention his life.

"He was murdered by idiosyncratic who could not basal the show of 2 men loving each other," alleged Tristan Kern de Gonzales connected Facebook.

He said the mates had antecedently faced harassment by neighbours, overmuch of it "openly homophobic".

Joss's hubby said they were checking the message astatine his location - which earlier this twelvemonth burned down successful a occurrence that killed their 3 dogs - erstwhile they noticed the skull of 1 of the animals successful beforehand of the property.

He said they began began "yelling and crying" and claimed they were approached by a antheral who threatened them with a gun.

"We were lasting broadside by side," said Mr Kern de Gonzales. "When the antheral fired Jonathan pushed maine retired of the way. He saved my life."

However, San Antonio constabulary said it had truthful acold recovered nary grounds indicating the shooting was a hatred crime.

"Should immoderate caller grounds travel to light, we volition complaint the fishy accordingly," said a statement.

A 56-year-old man, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, has already been charged with murder.

Joss is champion known for voicing Native American quality John Redcorn successful cult amusement King Of The Hill, which ran for 13 bid and much than 250 episodes from 1997 to 2009.

He besides had a recurring relation successful NBC's Parks And Recreation arsenic tribal elder and casino proprietor Chief Ken Hotate.

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A King Of The Hill reboot is owed to commencement successful August and Joss had been successful Austin, Texas, for events promoting the comeback the time earlier helium was killed.

He posted a video connected Instagram saying helium was signing autographs astatine a comic publication store, adding that helium had already worked connected 4 episodes of the revival.

"The fans get to revisit King Of the Hill again, which I deliberation is an astonishing happening due to the fact that it's a large show," helium said successful the video.

The fishy is being held successful a detention centre successful San Antonio, but the lawyer representing him could not beryllium traced arsenic they were not listed successful tribunal records.