King of the Hill’s John Redcorn actor shot dead

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King of the Hill’s John Redcorn actor shot dead

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Jonathan Joss voiced John Redcorn on TV’s King of the Hill from 1997 to 2009

US actor Jonathan Joss has been shot dead in what his husband says was a homophobic hate crime, although police have said they have found no evidence of that.

Joss, 59, was known for voicing John Redcorn on long-running TV animation King of the Hill, and played Chief Ken Hotate in sitcom Parks and Recreation.

His husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales said a man “started yelling violent homophobic slurs” then opened fire when they were visiting their former home, which was destroyed in a fire in January.

Police in Texas said: “Despite online claims of this being a hate crime, currently the investigation has found no evidence to indicate that the Mr Joss’s ******* was related to his ******* orientation.”

The shooting happened when the couple went back to the site of their old house, which “was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire”,

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Joss had a recurring role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation

“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,” he wrote.

“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. 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.”

Gonzales added that Joss “gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get”, and that they were in the process of looking for a trailer after getting married on Valentine’s Day.

“I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.”

‘Such a sweet guy’

Officers found Joss lying near a road in San Antonio after being called to a report of a shooting,

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A suspect, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, has been arrested on suspicion of *******.

San Antonio Police Department’s statement added: “Investigators handle these allegations very seriously and have thoroughly reviewed all available information.

“Should any new evidence come to light, the suspect will be charged accordingly.”

Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman paid tribute to Joss,

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: “The cast has been texting together about it all day and we’re just heartbroken.

“Jonathan was such a sweet guy and we loved having him as our Chief Ken Hotate. A terrible tragedy.”

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in public on Friday during a King of the Hill reunion/revival panel at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas.

The show, set in Texas, is about the life of propane salesman Hank Hill and his family and friends. It was created in 1997 by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels and ran for more than 250 episodes.

The show, which ended in 2009, is now being revived and is set to be broadcast on Hulu on 4 August,

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