The suspect in King of the Hill star Jonathan Joss’ death “immediately” confessed to the crime, according to a new police report.
The actor, who voiced John Redcorn in the animated Fox sitcom, was shot and killed Sunday following an altercation with his former neighbor Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, according to the San Antonio Police Department. He was 59.
People obtained the new police report on Tuesday, which states that Alvarez, 56, allegedly told authorities he “intentionally and knowingly discharged a weapon” at Joss and “immediately told them, ‘I shot him’” as he was being detained at the scene of the crime.
He was subsequently charged with murder.
The report further laid out the timeline leading up to the shooting, noting that a woman had apparently driven Joss and another person, presumably his husband, to their former home to obtain their mail when they were approached by the suspect, who parked his car “directly behind her vehicle” and began arguing with Joss.
Joss was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m. local time.
The San Antonio Police Department did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment.
Joss’ husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, recounted a similar series of events in a Facebook post Monday where he alleged that his partner was killed in a homophobic hate crime.
“My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home,” Gonzales wrote in his statement. “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.”
“Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship,” he continued. “Much of the harassment was openly homophobic.”
Gonzales went on to write that as he and Joss were checking their mail, they found “the skull of one of our dogs and its harness” seemingly “placed in clear view” for them to see.
“We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw,” Gonzales said. ”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.”
“Jonathan and I had no weapons,” he added. “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. He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other.”
In a statement to The Daily Beast, the San Antonio Police Department said their investigation has “found no evidence whatsoever to indicate that Mr. Joss’s murder was related to his sexual orientation.”
“We take such allegations very seriously and have thoroughly reviewed all available information,” they added. “Should any new evidence come to light, we will charge the suspect accordingly.”
Prior to his death, Joss had already voiced his latest lines for an upcoming revival of King of the Hill, which is slated to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu early August. The actor is also widely known for playing Chief Ken Hotate in NBC’s Parks and Recreation, with his acting credits also including Tulsa King and The Magnificent Seven.
