King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss shot dead near Texas home aged 59

A voice actor best known for his work on animated series King of the Hill has died at the age of 59 after being shot outside his home in Texas.

Jonathan Joss, who portrayed John Redcorn on the series and also appeared in Parks and Recreation as Chief Ken Hotate, was fatally shot in south San Antonio around 7pm on Sunday.

Police arrived at the scene and performed life saving measures on the 59-year-old, who was discovered wounded.

Joss was pronounced dead by emergency medical services (EMS) crews at the scene.

“The officers attempted life saving measures until EMS arrived. EMS pronounced the victim deceased,” San Antonio police said in a statement.

Joss’ death was confirmed by his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales. The couple had married earlier this year on Valentine’s Day.

Mr Kern de Gonzales claimed in a social media post that a man “yelled homophobic slurs” at the couple before “raising a gun from his lap and firing”.

A man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder.

San Antonio police said in a social media post on Monday that “despite online claims” of his death being a hate crime, there is “no evidence that Mr Joss’s murder was related to his sexual orientation”.

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