Jonathan Joss, the voice actor best known as John Redcorn from “King of the Hill,” was killed in a San Antonio shooting on Sunday, police said.
A suspect, 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, was taken into custody and booked on a murder charge, the San Antonio Police Department said.
Officers were dispatched to Dorsey Drive around 7 p.m. Sunday for a shooting and arrived to find the actor, whose legal name is Jonathan Joss Gonzales, near the roadway after he was shot, police said.
Authorities attempted life-saving measures until EMS arrived and pronounced Joss, 59, dead.
Police have not released any other information on the shooting, including a motive, but said Monday afternoon the homicide unit of the San Antonio Police Department is investigating Joss’ death.
“Despite online claims of this being a hate crime, currently the investigation has found no evidence to indicate that … Mr. Joss’s murder was related to his sexual orientation,” SAPD said on X.
But Joss’ husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, alleged in a social media post that Joss was killed in a homophobic attack at the site of their old home.
While living there, Kern de Gonzales said, the couple was “harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship,” adding that “much of the harassment was openly homophobic.”
He said the couple was at the house, checking the mail, when they noticed the skull of their dog and the dog’s harness placed out front, causing them to begin “yelling and crying.”
A man approached them and yelled slurs at them, Kern de Gonzales said. The man then fired at the couple, he wrote.
“Jonathan and I had no weapons. 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,” Kern de Gonzales said in the social media post.
Joss was the voice of John Redcorn in the Fox animated series from seasons 2 through 13. John Redcorn was a “New Age healer” and masseur, who was always addressed by his full name or “Mr. Redcorn.”
A new season of “King of the Hill” revival is set to debut on Hulu in August. In a credit sequence shared Friday, John Redcorn is seen driving by in his classic tan Jeep.
Joss also played Ken Hotate in “Parks and Recreation” and had roles in “Tulsa King” and the 2016 remake of “The Magnificent Seven.”
His most recent acting credit was in 2023 for voicing a character in the “Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty” video game.
Joss’ family home in San Antonio was destroyed in a fire in January. An online fundraiser stated three of his dogs had been killed in the fire and raised more than $10,000.
Joss told local reporters then that he did not have a job.
In his statement, Joss’ husband alleged that he had previously reported threats that neighbors had made about destroying the home.
Representatives and family of Joss could not immediately be reached for comment.
