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Jonathan Joss' Final Stand: King of the Hill's John Redcorn Silenced in Texas Bloodbath
What if your neighbor's hate turned a quiet evening into a fatal showdown? One actor's life ends in a hail of bullets—exposing America's dark underbelly.
Beloved voice of John Redcorn on *King of the Hill*, Jonathan Joss, 59, was gunned down June 1, 2025, outside his fire-ravaged San Antonio home by neighbor Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, now charged with murder. Husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales claims homophobic slurs and threats preceded the attack, with Joss heroically shielding him from the gunfire. Amid 70 prior police calls over neighborhood beefs, police probe self-defense claims while fans rage on X with #JusticeForJoss. Co-stars from *Parks and Rec* mourn the Native American icon's grit and grace, as his revival tribute airs in heartbreak.
Joss voices stoic healer John Redcorn across 12 *King of the Hill* seasons, blending humor with cultural depth.
A heated mail-check spat erupts into tragedy, Joss pushing his husband to safety before fatal shots ring out.
Legacy lives on in tributes, from Hulu's onscreen nod to calls for hate crime justice in a divided Texas.
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What if your neighbor's hate turned a quiet evening into a fatal showdown? One actor's life ends in a hail of bullets—exposing America's dark underbelly.
Beloved voice of John Redcorn on *King of the Hill*, Jonathan Joss, 59, was gunned down June 1, 2025, outside his fire-ravaged San Antonio home by neighbor Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, now charged with murder. Husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales claims homophobic slurs and threats preceded the attack, with Joss heroically shielding him from the gunfire. Amid 70 prior police calls over neighborhood beefs, police probe self-defense claims while fans rage on X with #JusticeForJoss. Co-stars from *Parks and Rec* mourn the Native American icon's grit and grace, as his revival tribute airs in heartbreak.
Joss voices stoic healer John Redcorn across 12 *King of the Hill* seasons, blending humor with cultural depth.
A heated mail-check spat erupts into tragedy, Joss pushing his husband to safety before fatal shots ring out.
Legacy lives on in tributes, from Hulu's onscreen nod to calls for hate crime justice in a divided Texas.
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00:00Okay, let's unpack this.
00:02We're diving into a stack of sources today,
00:04covering news that, well,
00:06many of you have likely heard recently,
00:08the incredibly sad and sudden passing of Jonathan Joss.
00:12You know, his voice, his presence,
00:15they were just a huge part of some shows we really love.
00:19I think John Redcorn on King of the Hill,
00:21that smooth, really memorable voice.
00:23Yeah.
00:24And Chief Ken Ho Tate,
00:25you know, the delightfully unpredictable character
00:27on Parks and Recreation.
00:28Such great roles.
00:29So we've pulled together reports, tributes,
00:32things related to his death.
00:34They detail the circumstances,
00:36look back at his career,
00:38and importantly,
00:39acknowledge some really significant personal challenges
00:42he was facing just beforehand.
00:44And our mission with these sources today
00:46is to do exactly that.
00:47Kind of sift through them to understand the facts
00:49surrounding this really shocking event.
00:52Right.
00:52We need to reflect on his significant career,
00:54which touched so many,
00:56and also try to grasp the difficult personal context
01:00that seems to have surrounded his final months
01:03as these reports reveal.
01:04That's complex.
01:04What's particularly striking when you look across these sources
01:07is how they paint this picture of, you know,
01:10recent profound hardship,
01:12sitting right alongside descriptions of ongoing professional excitement
01:17and hope it's quite a contrast.
01:19It really is.
01:20Let's start with the most immediate information
01:22these sources give us,
01:23the incredibly difficult news of his passing
01:26and how it happened.
01:29The reports place the event on the evening of May 31st, 2025.
01:33Right.
01:34Around 7 p.m.
01:35Around 7 p.m.
01:35And they pinpoint the location
01:37right outside his residence in San Antonio, Texas.
01:40Sources detail that this tragic event
01:42followed an altercation,
01:44a confrontation he had with a neighbor.
01:46An altercation.
01:47According to police reports mentioned in the material we have,
01:49he was fatally shot during this confrontation.
01:52Authorities responded after getting multiple 911 calls
01:54reporting an active shooting in that area.
01:57So when the police arrived on the scene,
01:58the reports say they found Joss lying there on the roadside.
02:01Yeah.
02:02It stated that paramedics were there,
02:03they made efforts, but heartbreakingly,
02:07he was pronounced deceased right there at the scene.
02:10It's just terrible.
02:11The sources identify a suspect,
02:1356-year-old Sigfrido Alvarez Sejom.
02:16It's worth noting,
02:17some reports also use the name Sigfrido Sejom Alvarez,
02:20so there's a slight variation there.
02:22Right, okay.
02:23According to the material,
02:24he fled after the shooting
02:25but was apprehended by police within hours,
02:29found about a block away, apparently.
02:30Within hours, just a block away.
02:32Yeah.
02:32And the sources are clear
02:34that this Alvarez Sejom
02:35was formally charged with murder
02:37the very next day.
02:38Yes, the following day.
02:39Okay.
02:39What's particularly notable,
02:41and it's emphasized in the reports,
02:42is that the specific motive,
02:44you know,
02:45why this confrontation happened
02:47between Joss and his neighbor,
02:48that's still under active investigation.
02:50Ah, so we don't know the why yet?
02:53The sources indicate the detail
02:54hasn't been fully clarified by authorities,
02:57still ongoing.
02:57It's difficult to absorb those circumstances.
03:00Wait, but let's transition now,
03:01using the details from these sources,
03:03to look back at the life and the career
03:05that brought Jonathan Joss
03:06into so many of our lives.
03:08Mm-hmm.
03:09A necessary look back.
03:10He was born in San Antonio,
03:12December 22, 1965.
03:14That made him 59 years old.
03:16Yeah, and something that really stands out
03:18in the reports about his background
03:19is his heritage.
03:20Oh, right.
03:21The sources highlight he was a proud member
03:23of both the Comanche Nation
03:24and the White Mountain Apache tribe.
03:26That's important context.
03:28Definitely.
03:29And his educational path,
03:31according to the sources,
03:32began locally in San Antonio.
03:34He graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University
03:36with a degree in theater and speech.
03:39Ah, so laying the groundwork early on.
03:41Clearly building the foundation
03:43for the career he would eventually have, yeah.
03:45And that career included a role that is just,
03:49well, it's iconic.
03:50iconic, John Redcorn on King of the Hill.
03:52Absolutely iconic.
03:54The sources note,
03:54he actually took over that voice role
03:56in season two, way back in 97,
03:58following the passing of the original actor.
04:00Right, Victor Aaron.
04:01And what's remarkable is he voiced that character,
04:05the charismatic, complicated masseur
04:08throughout the entire rest of the show's run.
04:10For years.
04:11Which one source puts that over a decade,
04:13until 2009.
04:15He truly made that character his own, didn't he?
04:18He endeared himself to audiences.
04:19He really did.
04:20And beyond the animation booth,
04:22his live action role as chief Ken Hotate
04:24on NBC's Parks and Recreation
04:25was incredibly memorable.
04:27Oh yeah, so funny.
04:28The sources point to this role
04:30as something that, you know,
04:31further cemented his place in popular culture,
04:33and it really showcased his range as a performer.
04:36Definitely showed versatility.
04:37Moving effortlessly between voice and live action.
04:40And looking through the list of credits
04:41mentioned in the sources,
04:42you see that range even more clearly.
04:45He wasn't just, like,
04:46limited to a couple of famous roles.
04:48No, not all.
04:49The reports list appearances
04:50in the Coen Brothers film True Grit.
04:53Mm-hmm.
04:53Long-running TV series like Walker,
04:55Texas Ranger, ER, Friday Night Lights.
04:58A lot of sex.
04:59And more recent shows like Tulsa King
05:01and Ray Donovan, plus Charmed.
05:03It paints a picture of an actor
05:04who is consistently working
05:06and very versatile.
05:08A real working actor.
05:10Now, a significant part of the sources we have
05:12discusses the difficult personal challenges
05:15Jonathan Joss was reportedly facing
05:17in the months leading up to his death.
05:19Yeah, this part adds another layer to the tragedy.
05:21It really does.
05:22Specifically, the reports detail
05:24a devastating event back on January 23rd, 2025.
05:27Just a few months before his passing.
05:29Exactly.
05:30His cherished childhood home
05:32was destroyed by a fire.
05:34Oh, no.
05:35And the sources are clear
05:36this is a profound loss
05:38beyond just the property, right?
05:39Absolutely.
05:40They detail that the fire
05:41tragically claimed the lives
05:43of his three beloved dogs.
05:44Oh, that's awful.
05:46And additionally, the reports state
05:47it left him and his husband
05:49temporarily homeless.
05:50Homeless.
05:51Wow.
05:52The sources note some variations
05:53in his husband's name spelling.
05:54Yes.
05:55Tristan Kerneta-Gonzalez,
05:57Kerneta-Gonzalez,
05:58and Kerneta-Gonzalez
05:58are all mentioned across different reports,
06:00common with sourcing sometimes.
06:01Right.
06:02How did the sources describe
06:03the impact of that loss on him?
06:05That fire must have been.
06:06The reports indicate he was,
06:08well, deeply affected.
06:10Understandably.
06:10Yeah.
06:11They mention him speaking candidly
06:13about the immense challenges
06:14of dealing with the aftermath,
06:16trying to rebuild,
06:18grappling with the emotional toll.
06:20According to one source,
06:21this period also included
06:22dealing with unemployment.
06:24So homelessness,
06:25loss of pets,
06:27unemployment.
06:28It sounds like a genuinely,
06:29profoundly trying time for him.
06:31That really highlights
06:32the difficult period
06:33he was navigating.
06:34Yeah.
06:35But what's also highlighted
06:36in the sources
06:37is how the community
06:38responded to this hardship.
06:40Right.
06:40That's a key part.
06:41His dedicated fan base,
06:43they rallied around him.
06:44Yeah.
06:45Established a GoFundMe campaign
06:46to provide support.
06:47It really speaks volumes,
06:49you know,
06:50about the deep affection
06:51people held for him.
06:52That's incredible.
06:53Shows how much you meant to people.
06:54It does.
06:55Okay.
06:55So here's where the sources
06:57reveal this striking contrast
06:58and it makes the timing
06:59of his death
07:00particularly poignant.
07:02Despite all that reason,
07:03hardship,
07:04the fire,
07:05losing his pets,
07:06the displacement,
07:08the sources show
07:08that just hours
07:09before his untimely death,
07:11he was expressing
07:12genuine excitement
07:13about upcoming
07:14professional projects.
07:15Yeah.
07:16It's quite something.
07:17The specific project
07:18prominently mentioned
07:19is the highly anticipated
07:22revival series
07:23of King of the Hill.
07:24The revival, right?
07:25Slated for Hulu.
07:26Exactly.
07:27The reports note
07:28his recent activity
07:29indicating he'd been
07:29actively involved,
07:31participating in promotional
07:32events for the reboot.
07:34So he was working on it.
07:35Yeah,
07:35including an appearance
07:36at the ATX TV Festival
07:38alongside his former castmates.
07:39He was definitely
07:40engaged with it.
07:41And the detail
07:42that truly underscores
07:43the contrast
07:44according to these sources
07:45is this.
07:47Just hours before
07:48the tragic events
07:49occurred on May 31st.
07:51Unbelievable timing.
07:52He had taken to social media
07:53to express his excitement
07:55specifically about the revival.
07:57Wow.
07:58It's just such a powerful reminder
08:00that he was actively
08:00looking forward,
08:02you know,
08:02looking toward the future.
08:03It really is.
08:04And the reaction
08:05to his passing,
08:06as reported,
08:06was immediate
08:07and widespread.
08:08I can imagine.
08:09Given the sudden
08:10and violent nature
08:10of his death,
08:11it sent profound shockwaves
08:13through the entertainment industry
08:14and, of course,
08:15among his many fans.
08:16Yeah.
08:16The sources describe
08:17just an outpouring of grief.
08:19Colleagues,
08:20friends,
08:21admirers,
08:21all mourning the loss
08:23of a performer
08:24who was clearly
08:24uniquely talented
08:25and much loved.
08:27Summarizing his impact
08:28based on these reports,
08:29it's clear
08:30his distinctive voice.
08:31Instantly recognizable.
08:33His genuine warmth
08:34as described
08:35in the tributes
08:36and his ability
08:37to bring these
08:38complex characters
08:39to life.
08:40It left an indelible mark
08:41both in animation
08:43and live action.
08:44Absolutely.
08:45The sources confirm
08:46he is survived
08:47by his husband,
08:48Tristan Curran de Gonzales.
08:49With those slight spelling variations
08:51noted earlier.
08:52Right.
08:52And the sources mentioned
08:53that Tristan shared
08:54a really heartfelt tribute
08:55on social media.
08:56Yes,
08:57confirming their marriage
08:57and expressing
08:58just profound grief,
09:00calling Jonathan
09:01the love of his life.
09:02Oh,
09:02that just adds
09:03such a deeply personal dimension
09:05to the public loss
09:06everyone's reporting on.
09:07It does.
09:08And, uh,
09:09just to reiterate,
09:10as the sources indicate,
09:11the legal proceedings
09:12against Sigfredo Alvarez Sijam
09:13in connection with the shooting
09:15are ongoing.
09:16Right,
09:16that investigation continues.
09:17Yeah.
09:17So we've taken this deep dive
09:19through the sources you shared.
09:21Moving from the shock of his death
09:22and the immediate circumstances
09:24to celebrating his impactful career,
09:28reflecting on those recent
09:29devastating personal trials he faced.
09:31Yeah,
09:31the fire in its aftermath.
09:33And noting that striking detail
09:35of his hopeful anticipation
09:36for the future
09:37expressed just hours beforehand.
09:40His legacy undoubtedly embores
09:43through the memorable roles
09:44he gifted audiences worldwide.
09:46roles so clearly highlighted
09:48and celebrated
09:49in these sources we looked at.
09:50Absolutely.
09:50You know,
09:51if we look at the picture
09:52presented in these sources
09:53as a whole,
09:54maybe what's left to consider is,
09:56well,
09:56how incredibly striking it is
09:58that a life marked
09:59by such devastating
10:00recent personal loss,
10:02losing his home,
10:02his pets,
10:04grappling with rebuilding,
10:05was also,
10:06in its final moments,
10:07filled with such evident excitement
10:08and hope for the future.
10:09Yeah,
10:10that contrast again.
10:11only to be ended
10:12so abruptly,
10:13so tragically
10:14by an unforeseen confrontation.
10:17What does that juxtaposition
10:18tell you maybe
10:20about the unpredictable
10:21nature of life,
10:22even when someone
10:23is showing such resilience
10:24and looking forward
10:25with anticipation?
10:26It's,
10:27yeah,
10:28it's a powerful thought
10:29to sit with.
10:29Thank you for taking
10:30this deep dive with us today.
10:31Appreciate you joining us.
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