Investigators analyze whether sexual orientation King of the hill Voice actor Jonathan Joss played a role in shooting death in Texas, the authorities said on Thursday, withdrawing the previous statement about the potential motive.
Joss's husband claimed that the person who killed the actor shouted “brutal homophobic insults” before he opened the fire in front of his house in San Antonio on Sunday evening. The day after the shooting, the police in San Antonio issued a statement in which he stated that “they did not find any evidence to indicate that Mr. Joss's murder was related to his sexual orientation.”
But during a press conference on Thursday, the head of the police in San Antonio William Mcmanus said that the statement was “premature” and that Joss's sexual orientation played a role in shooting “is part of the investigation.”
“I will be the owner and I will simply say that we should simply not do it. It was far too early to make every statement about this nature,” said McManus.
The head of the police said that many in the 2SLGBTQ+ community “feel restless and concerned” after shooting Joss and that “many of them are related to this premature statement.”
“The loss of Jonathan Joss was tragic, most often feeling the LGBTQ+community,” said McManus.
Texas has no separate fees for hate crimes. But if it turns out that homophobia was the motive of shooting, it may cause a more severe sentence at the hearing in accordance with the law of hate crimes.
“We collect facts and give these facts to the office of the District Prosecutor. Then the designation of hate crimes is determined during the sentence,” said McManus.
The husband says that Joss has previously met with harassment
The actor's house burned down in January. Joss's husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, said they were checking the mail there on Sunday, when the man approached them, pulled out a gun and opened fire.
In a statement, De Gonzales said that he and Joss had previously dealt with harassment, largely “homophobic opening”.
Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, who is Joss's neighbor, is accused of murder during a shooting. Alvarez's ceja was exempt from $ 200,000 bonds.
Alvareza lawyer Alfonso Otero, did not immediately return E -Mail on the commentary on Thursday.
McManus said that the police were called to Joss's house and his neighborhood about 70 times in the last two years related to “neighborhood disturbances”.
“Sometimes (Joss) he was calling. At other times he was called by neighbors,” said McManus.
The Mental Health Unit of the Police Department in San Antonio, as well as the unit known as Saffe, who cooperates with the inhabitants to prevent crime “had great commitment with Mr. Joss, making repeated efforts to mediate conflicts and combine him with services he could need,” said McManus.
McManus said that in a January fire at Joss's house he was still checked by investigators.
Joss lost all his things on fire and his three dogs were killed.
The actors who worked with Joss with friends and fans honored Joss Hołd.
“His voice will miss King of the hillAnd we are expanding our deepest condolences for friends and family of Jonathan, “The creators and producers of the series – Mike Judge, Greg Daniels and Saladin Patterson – said in a statement on the site on the Instagram of the animated series. Joss expressed the figure of John Redcorn and made a recording for birth.