The man suspected in the fatal shooting of King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss confessed to the crime, telling police, “I shot him,” according to a police report.
Moments later, Ceja shot 59-year-old Joss, the witness told police.
Ceja was detained at the scene without incident and later confessed to police, “I shot him,” according to the report.
Soon after the shooting, Joss’ husband, Tristian Kern de Gonzales, posted a statement to the actor’s Facebook page claiming the shooting was a homophobic hate crime.
Gonzales, who married Joss on Valentine’s Day of this year, claimed he and Joss were regularly harassed because of their sexuality and relationship.
The police report states that the man suspected of shooting King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss to death confessed to the crime and told them, “I shot him.”.
A police report obtained by The Independent claims that on Sunday, while Joss was stopping to pick up mail from his old home in San Antonio, Texas, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja pulled up behind his car and the two got into a fight.
According to the report, an unnamed witness who was driving with Joss from Austin to San Antonio heard Ceja warn that he had a gun and watched the men quarrel from her car. The witness told police that Joss, 59, was shot by Ceja a short while later.
According to the report, Ceja was apprehended at the scene without any problems and subsequently admitted to police that “I shot him.”.
According to the report, police confiscated a rifle that Ceja was in possession of. His bail was set at $200,000 after he was charged with felony first-degree murder. August has been set as the date of his initial court appearance.
Known for being John Redcorn’s voice in seasons two through thirteen of the hit animated series King of the Hill, Joss was declared dead at the scene.
Although the cause of the fatal shooting has not been disclosed by the authorities, Joss’ husband said in a statement that the actor was murdered in a homophobic attack following years of threats and an arson attack on their house.
The actor reportedly lost all three of his dogs when his house burned down in February. Joss reportedly went back to his old residence on Sunday to pick up mail, which included a check for a victim’s fire fund.
Tristian Kern de Gonzales, Joss’ husband, claimed in a statement posted on the actor’s Facebook page shortly after the shooting that it was a homophobic hate crime.
The skull and harness of one of our dogs were visible when we went back to the location to check our mail. We were both really distressed emotionally by this. In reaction to the suffering we witnessed, we started screaming and sobbing,” Gonzales wrote.
Gonzales claims that a man then came up to them and “began yelling homophobic slurs at us.”. Then, he pulled a gun out of his lap and shot it. “.”.
“Neither Jonathan nor I had any weapons. No one was in danger from us. We were feeling sad. We were standing next to each other. When Jonathan was fired, he shoved me aside. “He saved my life,” Gonzales added.
Gonzales, who wed Joss this year on Valentine’s Day, complained that he and Joss were frequently harassed due to their relationship and sexual orientation.
However, according to the San Antonio police, their investigation has not yet turned up any evidence linking Mr. Joss’s murder to his sexual orientation. “.”.
“SAPD investigators take these claims very seriously and have carefully examined all of the information that is available. The suspect will be charged in accordance with any new information that is discovered,” the department stated on X.
The police are still investigating the shooting.
Victor Aaron, who passed away in a 1996 car accident, was replaced as King of the Hill by Joss, whose other credits included the recurring role of Chief Ken Hotate on Parks and Recreation, as well as Tulsa King, Ray Donovan, True Grit, and The Magnificent Seven.
The King of the Hill reboot, which recently started production for Hulu and is scheduled to debut in August, reportedly had Joss recording bits for it.
