Jonathan Joss, best known for his roles on Parks and Recreation and King of the Hill, was
shot and killed on Sunday, June 1st, 2025.
Joss was openly gay, and his husband alleges that
his murderer was screaming horrific, homophic slurs at them both before he ultimately shot and killed Joss in cold blood.
Now, an investigation is underway. We're writing this petition to let the San Antonio Police Department know that Joss' murder must be investigated for the hate crime it very likely is.
Sign the petition to join in the call for justice for Jonathan Joss!Joss and his husband had a contentious relationship with their neighbors in San Antonio, Texas.
Joss' husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, alleges that for years, the couple endured harassment from their neighbors that was rooted in homophobia.Gonzales claims that some of this harassment came in the form of threats to burn the couples' house down. Their home was destroyed in a fire earlier this year; the cause of the fire is still undetermined, and human involvement has not been ruled out.
In this fire that caused Joss and Gonzales to become homeless,
their two beloved dogs died.On the day of the shooting, the couple had returned to the property to retrieve their mail. According to Gonzales,
they noticed one of their dog's skulls and harness displayed in plain sight -- possibly laid out as a taunt or a threat. Upon seeing this, the couple became visibly and audibly upset, which led their neighbor to approach them.
Gonzales reported that Sigfredo Alvarez Cejam approached them, began "yelling violent homophobic slurs", and then raised a gun and fired it at the couple.Joss was pronounced dead at the scene after he was shot. He pushed his husband out of the way, saving his life. The couple was unarmed.
Sigfredo Alvarez Cejam has already been arrested and has confessed to the shooting.
But what follows now is vital to obtaining true justice.Joss was a gay, Native American man living in San Antonio, Texas. Based on his husband's
description of events, they both faced acute bigotry and abuse at the hands of their community.
There seems to be clear indicators that Joss' murder could have been a hate crime.The police must take this seriously.
Both Native Americans and members of the LGBTQ+ community have a heightened risk violence in the United States -- and when that violence is in direct response to their racial, sexual, or gender identity, it is considered a hate crime.
This is a deeply felt tragedy by Joss' husband, family, and friends, as well as anyone to whom he brought joy in his television performances. This tragedy is also deeply felt by the members of the Native American and LGBTQ+ communities, and any marginalized communities who face the fear of violence every day just for simply being who they are.
The San Antonio police owe it to Jonathan Joss, and everybody in the United States, to seek true justice.
If this was indeed a hate crime, it must be treated as such. We need to send a clear message that hate and violence will not be tolerated.
Sign the petition if you want justice for Jonathan Joss!