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'King of the Hill' actor Jonathan Joss' husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzalez, claimed he was killed in a homophobic attack at their old home in a lengthy post on Joss' Facebook account.
Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, 56, was charged with murder in relation to Joss' death, which police claimed stemmed from an argument that escalated. Kern de Gonzalez, however, claims he and his husband were "harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship," at their previous house, where the murder took place, and claimed "much of the harassment was openly homophobic."
He said they were checking the mail when they noticed the skull of their dog and their dog's harness placed out front of the house, which caused them to begin "yelling and crying," when a man approached them and yelled slurs before opening fire.
"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 wrote in the Facebook post.
Joss was pronounced dead at the scene despite paramedics' best efforts to save him, according to TMZ. The Native American actor played Redcorn for 34 episodes on the FOX animated series, which aired from 1997 to 2009, and also had a recurring role as Chief Ken Hotate on the NBC series Parks and Recreation. Joss' death came days after the trailer for the King of the Hill revival series was shared by Hulu ahead of its August 4 release date.
Joss is among several recurring King of the Hill voice actors who have passed away since its original run including actress Brittany Murphy (Luanne Kleinschmidt), actor Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble) and rock legend Tom Petty (Lucky Kleinschmidt).