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HOUSTON -- What prompted the fatal shooting of Jonathan Joss, a Native American dependable histrion champion known for his enactment connected the animated tv bid “King of the Hill,” remained unclear connected Tuesday.
While Joss’ hubby has claimed the idiosyncratic who killed the histrion yelled “violent homophobic slurs” earlier opening fire, San Antonio constabulary person said they’ve recovered “no grounds whatsoever to bespeak that Mr. Joss’ execution was related to his intersexual orientation.” Police did not respond to aggregate emails connected Tuesday seeking further accusation connected the origin of the shooting.
Since Joss’ killing, friends, actors Joss worked with and fans person honored the actor’s representation with tributes and fond remembrances.
Here’s what to cognize astir Joss, his vocation and his shooting:
Joss, 59, grew up successful San Antonio and graduated from the communications and theatre programme astatine Our Lady of the Lake University successful 1990.
Joss was champion known arsenic the dependable of John Redcorn, a Native American quality connected the fashionable “King of the Hill” animated series, which ran for 13 seasons from 1997 to 2008. A reboot of the show, which Joss had already worked on, is acceptable to commencement successful August.
Joss besides had a recurring relation connected the tv amusement “Parks and Recreation,” playing Chief Ken Hotate. He appeared successful 2 episodes of the bid “Tulsa King” successful 2022.
Joss' puerility home, wherever helium inactive lived, burned down successful January. He mislaid each his belongings and his 3 dogs were killed successful the blaze. A GoFundMe relationship had been acceptable up to assistance Joss and his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, get backmost connected their feet.
“We whitethorn person mislaid our home, but not our hope. We’re moving guardant with love, humor, and a small elbow grease…and we’re incredibly grateful for each ounce of support,” Joss said successful a May 14 Facebook station successful which helium indicated helium was successful Los Angeles looking for a caller home.
By the extremity of May, Joss was backmost successful Texas, and connected Saturday, helium took portion successful a unrecorded euphony show successful Austin, located astir 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of San Antonio.
Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 56, is accused by constabulary of confronting Joss and his hubby arsenic they were checking their message astatine the burned-down location Sunday night.
In a statement, de Gonzales alleged that erstwhile Ceja Alvarez opened fire, Joss pushed his hubby retired of the mode and saved his life.
Ceja Alvarez was charged with murder. Court records bespeak helium was freed Monday connected a $200,000 bond.
Ceja Alvarez’s attorney, Alfonso Otero, did not instantly instrumentality a telephone oregon an email seeking comment.
Robert Rios, a person of Joss’, told TV presumption KSAT that Joss and Ceja Alvarez were neighbors and the 2 had argued for years.
Actor Chris Pratt, who worked with Joss connected “Parks and Recreation,” fondly remembered the histrion successful an Instagram communicative connected Monday. Both actors had besides appeared successful the 2016 remake of “The Magnificent Seven.”
“Damn. RIP Jonathan. Always specified a benignant dude,” Pratt wrote. “Sad to see. Prayers up. Hug your loved ones.”
In a Facebook post, San Antonio-based Our Lady of the Lake University, Joss’ alma mater, called him “a trailblazer successful his field. His enactment and advocacy person near a lasting impact, and his bequest volition proceed to inspire.”
“You were much than a quality — you were a storyteller, a dreamer, and a unit that volition ne'er beryllium forgotten,” comedian Roy Alex Gomez, who was a person of Joss, wrote successful a Facebook post.
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