The voice actress Jonathan jossknown for the role of John Redcorn In the popular animated series «King of the Hill“, Killed on Sunday by shooting to Antonio of Texasas local police announced.

The 56 -year -old was arrested as a suspect Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, who is accused of homicide, according to the San Antonio police station.

As stated in the report of Nbcpolice officers were called on Sunday night (about 7 pm) on Dorsey Street, where they found Joss – his full name was Jonathan Joss Gonzales– Injured by shots, next to the road. Authorities tried to offer him first aid, but the 59 -year -old actor was found dead by the rescuers.

Police have not released additional information about the incident or the motives of the perpetrator, but on Monday announced that the case has been taken over by the department’s homicide team.

Although allegations of hate crime were made on the internet, police clarified through platform X that “no evidence has been identified so far that Joss’s murder is related to his sexual orientation”.

However, Joss’s wife, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, said in a post on social networks that the actor was murdered in a homophobic attack on their old home.

Kern de Gonzales described that during their visit to their home – to check the correspondence – they saw their dog’s skull and his strip in front of the entrance, which shocked them. As he describes, they began to shout and cry, when a man approached them and launched them homophobic insults before the fire was opened.

“Jonathan and I had no weapons. We didn’t threaten anyone. We were mourning. We were standing side by side. When the man shot, Jonathan pushed me to protect me. It saved my life, “wrote Kern de Gonzales.

Joss was John Redcorn’s voice in Fox’s 2 to 13 season, where the character was presented as a “New Age therapist”. As part of the upcoming reboot of “King of the Hill”, which will be screened since August in Hulu, he had appeared on scene of titles leading his beige Jeep characteristic.

Joss had also starred Ken Hotate in the series “Parks and Recreation”, while participating in “Tulsa King” and the movie “The Magnificent Seven” (2016). His last participation was in 2023, giving his voice to the character of the video game “Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty”.

It is noted that in January, the Joss family’s home in San Antonio was destroyed by fire. Over $ 10,000 were raised in a related online campaign, as three of his dogs were killed in the fire. At that time, the actor had told local media that he was unemployed.

His wife claims that he had already reported to the authorities that neighbors had fired threats to destroy their property.

Representatives and members of the Joss family were not readily available for comment.