King of the Hill’s John Redcorn actor shot lifeless

US actor Jonathan Joss has been shot lifeless in what his husband says was a homophobic hate crime, though police have mentioned they’ve discovered no proof of that.

Joss, 59, was recognized for voicing John Redcorn on long-running TV animation King of the Hill, and performed Chief Ken Hotate in sitcom Parks and Recreation.

His husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales mentioned a person “began yelling violent homophobic slurs” then opened hearth after they have been visiting their former dwelling, which was destroyed in a hearth in January.

Police in Texas mentioned: “Despite on-line claims of this being a hate crime, at the moment the investigation has discovered no proof to point that the Mr Joss’s homicide was associated to his sexual orientation.”

The taking pictures occurred when the couple went again to the location of their outdated home, which “was burned down after over two years of threats from folks within the space who repeatedly advised us they’d set it on hearth”, Gonzales wrote on Facebook.

“When we returned to the location to verify our mail we found the cranium of one among our canines and its harness positioned in clear view. This prompted each of us extreme emotional misery. We started yelling and crying in response to the ache of what we noticed,” he wrote.

“While we have been doing this a person approached us. He began yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.

“Jonathan and I had no weapons. We weren’t threatening anybody. We have been grieving. We have been standing facet by facet. When the person fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way in which. He saved my life.”

Gonzales added that Joss “gave me extra love in our time collectively than most individuals ever get”, and that they have been within the strategy of searching for a trailer after getting married on Valentine’s Day.

“I used to be with him when he handed. I advised him how a lot he was beloved.”

Officers discovered Joss mendacity close to a highway in San Antonio after being referred to as to a report of a taking pictures, CBS reported.

A suspect, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, has been arrested on suspicion of homicide.

San Antonio Police Department’s assertion added: “Investigators deal with these allegations very significantly and have totally reviewed all out there info.

“Should any new proof come to gentle, the suspect can be charged accordingly.”

Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman paid tribute to Joss, telling People: “The solid has been texting collectively about all of it day and we’re simply heartbroken.

“Jonathan was such a candy man and we beloved having him as our Chief Ken Hotate. A horrible tragedy.”

King of the Hill’s creators Mike Judge, Greg Daniels and Saladin Patterson mentioned in an announcement: “Jonathan Joss introduced King of the Hill’s John Redcorn to life for over a dozen seasons, together with within the upcoming revival.

“His voice can be missed at King of the Hill, and we prolong our deepest condolences to Jonathan’s family and friends.”

Variety said Joss was most recently seen in public on Friday throughout a King of the Hill panel on the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas.

He was current within the viewers, and had beforehand written on Facebook about his damage at not being invited to be on the panel.

“This present was part of my life for a few years,” he wrote in April.

“That character, that voice, that story… they have been my dwelling, my satisfaction, my connection to one thing larger than myself. To not be invited felt like being shut out of a spot I helped construct.”

The present, set in Texas, is in regards to the lifetime of propane salesman Hank Hill and his household and buddies. It was created in 1997 by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels and ran for greater than 250 episodes.

It is now being revived, and the brand new season can be out there on Hulu from 4 August.