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Police investigating the senseless murder of King of The Hill Jonathan Joss have apologized for a previous statement denying his killing was a hate crime.
Joss, 59, died in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday after a reported altercation with his neighbor Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja outside his home.
Ceja was captured by law enforcement and has been booked on suspicion of murder. He was released on $200k bail this week.
Joss’ husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales claimed the shooting that claimed his spouse’s life was carried out as part of a homophobia hate-fueled attack – although the San Antonio Police Department later issued a statement dismissing this theory.
In a press conference Thursday, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus walked back the statement and said it had been issued ‘way too prematurely.’
He said: ‘We shouldn’t have done that, it was way too early to make a statement of that nature, we didn’t have information to make that statement.
Police investigating the senseless murder of King of The Hill Jonathan Joss have apologized for a previous statement denying his killing was a hate crime- Joss is pictured in Parks & Recreation
Joss, 59, died in San Antonio , Texas , on Sunday after a reported altercation with his neighbor Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja outside his home. Ceja was captured by law enforcement and has been booked on suspicion of murder. He was released on $200k bail this week
‘We understand the LGBTQ+ community are feeling anxious and concerned, a lot of it has to do with that stayement, we’re sorry.’
‘The loss of Jonathan Joss was tragic and felt by the LGBTQ+ community, there’s also a concern around circurmstances surrounding that death and the history leading up to that.’
The previous statement from a San Antonio PD spokesman had read: ‘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.’
New details about the run-up to the violent crime recently emerged via a police report, with a unnamed witness stating they drove Joss from Austin to his burned down San Antonio home around 7pm on June 1 to check his mail.
The witness said she pulled up and parked in the driveway while she waited for Joss and another witness to check the mail. Joss’ husband Gonzales has claimed he was with the actor on this trip and during the murder.
Per the report, she said she saw suspect Ceja pull up in his vehicle with a passenger and stop ‘directly behind her car.’
She allegedly saw Joss and Ceja argue in her rear view mirror, and claimed Ceja told Joss ‘he had a gun and would shoot [Joss].’ She claims Ceja then shot Joss.
Per the report, Joss was pronounced dead at the scene at 7.20pm and Ceja was detained by police and ‘immediately told them “I shot him”. His weapons were seized.
The report states that ‘[Ceja] intentionally and knowingly discharged a weapon at [Joss] resulting in his death
Joss’ husband has since claimed the star’s death was a homophobia-fueled murder – although in a new twist, police have dismissed this theory.
A statement from a San Antonio PD spokesman read: ‘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.’
Last Saturday, Joss — who boasts 9K social media followers — shared a video of himself in good spirits, urging fans to visit him at Tribe Comics and Games in Austin, TX for a signing.
