Actor Jonathan Joss, From 'King of the Hill,' Was Murdered by His Neighbor in What His Husband Calls a "homophobic" Attack

Jonathan Joss

"King of the Hill" actor Jonathan Joss, who performed the voice of the character John Redcorn, was shot and killed after a dispute with his former neighbor Sunday in San Antonio.

Joss' character (John Redcorn)

Tristan Kern de Gonzales, Joss' spouse, informed authorities that the murder of the actor was a hate crime. They faced repeated harassment in their former neighborhood due to their same-sex relationship.

In a lengthy social media post, Tristan explained that on Sunday, the couple returned to the site of their former home, which had burned down, to check their mail. Upon arriving, Joss and Gonzales found their dog's skull and harness placed out front.

According to NBC News, Tristan stated that before moving, they experienced regular harassment in their neighborhood due to being an LGBTQ couple.

Tristan told the public about the incident via social media, he stated, "My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done." Gonzales continued, "Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic."

Tristan Kern de Gonzales and Jonathan Joss

Joss' spouse wrote "When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw.

While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired."

Gonzales said he nor Jonathan had any weapons or posed a threat to the shooter. He wrote, "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."

Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez

Local authorities have taken Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez into police custody and charged him with murder, according to The New York Times.

Fox 7 (Austin) reported that the San Antonio police stated there is currently no evidence of a hate crime.

This story is still developing and will be updated.