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Voice Actor Jonathan Joss Fatally Shot Outside San Antonio Home; Suspect in Custody

Investigators have charged a neighbor with first-degree murder after he confessed to police, with no evidence indicating the crime was motivated by homophobia.

Jonathan Joss at the Smoky Mountain Fan Fest at the Gatlinburg Convention Center in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on July 31, 2021.
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Overview

  • Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, 56, was arrested shortly after the June 1 shooting and has been charged with first-degree murder.
  • According to a police report, Ceja told officers “I shot him” after confronting Joss as he checked mail at his former home damaged in a January fire.
  • Joss’s husband alleged the attack was a homophobic hate crime following years of threats, but the San Antonio Police Department says it has found no evidence linking the shooting to the actor’s sexual orientation.
  • The couple had endured repeated harassment and an arson attack on their home earlier this year that also claimed the lives of their three dogs.
  • Joss, 59, was best known for voicing John Redcorn on "King of the Hill" and Chief Ken Hotate on "Parks and Recreation," and he had recently recorded lines for Hulu’s upcoming revival of "King of the Hill."