Nick Offerman Says “Parks and Recreation ”Cast 'Has Been Texting' About Jonathan Joss' Tragic Death 'All Day'

Jonathan Joss will not beryllium forgotten.

After nan character was shot and killed during a dispute astatine his spot successful San Antonio, Texas connected Sunday, June 1, his Parks and Recreation family is remembering his legacy.

In a connection to PEOPLE connected June 2, Nick Offerman revealed that Joss’ erstwhile costars person been leaning connected different arsenic they process nan loss.

“The formed has been texting together astir it each time and we’re conscionable heartbroken,” Offerman wrote. “Jonathan was specified a saccharine feline and we loved having him arsenic our Chief Ken Hotate. A unspeakable tragedy.”

Joss appeared successful a recurring domiciled arsenic nan leader of nan Native American Wamapoke Tribe. He spent 5 years connected nan beloved sitcom, which starred awesome names specified arsenic Offerman, Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Scott and more.

On nan greeting of June 2, PEOPLE confirmed that nan King of nan Hill voice character was dormant astatine property 59 aft being changeable by his neighbor. According to police, authorities responded to a shooting successful advancement astatine astir 7 p.m., wherever they recovered Joss lying “near nan roadway.”

They attempted to administer “life redeeming measures” while waiting for EMS, but Joss was pronounced dormant astatine nan segment erstwhile paramedics arrived.

The suspect, who had fled successful a vehicle, was detained soon after. He has been identified arsenic 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Cejam, and PEOPLE tin corroborate that he is simply a neighbour of Joss. 

Cejam has now been booked for murder, and nan investigation is still ongoing, per police. 

Joss’ husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, claimed he was coming erstwhile nan incident took place successful a lengthy station connected Joss’ Facebook page. In nan statement, Gonzales claimed their location had burned down 3 months anterior “after complete 2 years of threats” that allegedly went unaddressed by rule enforcement.

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

According to Gonzales, he and Joss went to nan spot to get their message erstwhile they saw nan skull of 1 of their dogs retired successful nan open, 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.”

Gonzales and nan King of nan Hill star sewage joined connected Valentine’s Day this year, and he said they were trying to unrecorded life arsenic “newlyweds” who were “planning our future.” He besides credited Joss for giving him “more emotion successful our clip together than astir group ever get.” 

“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.”

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