Jonathan Joss' Husband Speaks Out After His Death, Claims They Were 'Harassed' by 'Homophobic' Neighbors Before Fatal Shooting

More specifications are coming to ray surrounding Jonathan Joss’ tragic shooting death.

Hours aft news collapsed that nan King of nan Hill actor was killed during a conflict pinch their erstwhile neighbour successful San Antonio, Texas, connected Sunday, June 1, his hubby offered his first-hand relationship of nan incident. Tristan Kern de Gonzales took to Joss’ Facebook page to uncover that he was coming erstwhile Joss was shot, and claimed nan rumor was rooted successful homophobia. 

“My hubby Jonathan Joss and I were progressive successful a shooting while checking nan message astatine nan tract of our erstwhile home,” nan connection began. “That location was burned down aft complete 2 years of threats from group successful nan area who many times told america they would group it connected fire. We reported these threats to rule enforcement aggregate times and thing was done.”

“Throughout that clip we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not judge our relationship,” he went connected to share. “Much of nan harassment was openly homophobic.”

According to nan post, Joss and Gonzales allegedly recovered nan remains of 1 of their dogs near retired for them to spot erstwhile they visited nan spot that day, causing them "severe affectional distress."

“We began yelling and crying successful consequence to nan symptom of what we saw," he explained. "While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling convulsive homophobic slurs astatine us. He past raised a weapon from his thigh and fired.”

He continued: “Jonathan and I had nary weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were opinionated broadside by side. When nan man fired, Jonathan pushed maine retired of nan way. He saved my life.”

Having conscionable gotten joined connected Valentine’s Day of this year, Gonzales gushed complete his typical relationship pinch Joss, who “gave maine much emotion successful our clip together than astir group ever get.” He added that they were conscionable “newlyweds” and “planning our future.”

“He was murdered by personification who could not guidelines nan show of 2 men loving each other,” Gonzales wrote. “I was pinch him erstwhile he passed. I told him really overmuch he was loved. To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, cognize that he weighted you deeply. He saw you arsenic family. My attraction now is connected protecting Jonathan’s bequest and honoring nan life we built together.”

“Jonathan saved my life,” nan station concluded. “I will transportation that forward. I will protect what he built.”

In a follow-up post, Gonzales confirmed he has "absolutely nary plans yet" connected a memorial work but would support fans updated.

"There’s not a request to donate to nan gofundme," he wrote, referencing nan GoFundMe page that was group up aft their location burned down. "But I want everyone to retrieve nan joyousness and emotion Jonathan has brought and will proceed to bring forever. I person my essentials covered and our family successful San Antonio is taking attraction of maine until I get backmost to South Carolina. Instead of donating Jonathan and I would some alternatively you dispersed nan connection astir nan accordant injustice done to him, to us, and to our dogs. We had truthful galore beautiful plans for nan future."

Despite Gonzales' claims, nan San Antonio Police Department issued a connection connected X, wherever they stated that they are "currently investigating nan execution of Mr. Jonathan Joss" and whether it was "a dislike crime," but truthful far, person "found nary grounds to bespeak that Mr. Joss’s execution was related to his intersexual orientation."

PEOPLE has reached retired to nan San Antonio Police Department for comment.

The Parks and Recreation alum was changeable and killed connected nan evening of June 1 astatine nan property of 59, PEOPLE antecedently reported. According to police, authorities were dispatched to a shooting successful advancement astatine Joss’ reside astir 7 p.m., wherever they recovered him lying “near nan roadway.”

Despite attempting “life redeeming measures,” paramedics pronounced Joss dormant astatine nan scene.

Officers quickly recovered and detained a suspect, 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Cejam, who had fled nan segment successful a vehicle. He has now been booked for murder, and nan investigation is still ongoing, per police. PEOPLE tin corroborate that nan fishy is simply a neighbour of Joss.

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Just 2 days earlier nan fatal shooting, Joss disrupted a sheet astir nan upcoming King of nan Hill revival astatine nan ATX TV Festival. At 1 point, he stood up from nan assemblage and said retired astir nan favoritism he had been facing.

“I’m an actor,” he said. “I spot a mic, I usage it. I spot a wrong, I make it right. I return a breath, I want to breathe.”

He past revealed: “My location burned down 3 months agone because I’m gay." Before sitting backmost down, a showrunner connected shape pointed retired that Joss played John Redcorn connected nan iconic bid and confirmed that he was group to return for nan reboot.