Jonathan Joss (left) with her husband, Tristan
Actor who gave voice to John Redcorn In “King of the Hill” died this Sunday in Texas. I was 59 years old.
Jonathan Joss, a voice artist known for his work on the animated television series “King of the Hill”, he was killed the shooting near your home in Texas, advanced the US authorities.
Police were called to a house in southern San António, state of Texas, late Sunday afternoon (local time), in response to an ongoing shooting alert.
When the police arrived at the scene, they found the 59 -year -old man injured near the street.
“The agents tried to save life until the emergency medical services arrived. Emergency medical services declared the death,” San António police said in a statement.
Joss’s death was confirmed by her husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales: “It was murdered”guaranteed Gonzales to the Associated Press (AP) agency. The two married earlier this year, on Valentine’s Day.
In a statement, from Gonzales said that, before the shooting, the two were checking the mailbox at Joss’s house, which had been severely damaged during a Fire in January that victimized its three dogs.
“This house was set on fire after more than two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us that they were going to fire. We reported these threats to the police authorities several times and nothing was done,” wrote Jonathan’s husband on.
A GOFUNDME page was created in January for Joss after the fire at home. According to the page, Joss He had lost all his belongings in the fire, including his car.
This Sunday, a man approached the two and threatened them with a gun, told from Gonzales. “Jonathan and I had no weapons. We weren’t threatening anyone. We were mourning. We were side by side. When the man fired, Jonathan pushed me to divert me. Saved my life“He added from Gonzales. “He was murdered by someone who couldn’t stand to see two men love each other.”
After the shooting, the authorities They detained 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja and accused him of murder by the death of Joss.
Police said the investigation is underway and has not immediately provided any information on what motivated the shooting.
Joss, who grew up in San Antonio, was better known as the voice of John Redcon, a native American character in the popular animation series “King of the Hill”, which lasted 13 seasons from 1997 to 2008. It is planned to debut a new version of the series in August.
Joss also played a recurring role in the television series “Parks and Recreation”, playing chief Ken Hotate. Appeared in two episodes of the “Tulsa King” series in 2022.
