The forged members of “Parks and Recreation” are remembering co-star Jonathan Joss after his stunning taking pictures demise over the weekend.
Nick Offerman mentioned that he and his “Parks and Recreation” household have been “texting together about it all day” and that they’re all “heartbroken” over Joss’ sudden passing.
“The cast has been texting together about it all day and we’re just heartbroken,” Offerman, 54, mentioned in a press release to Folks on Monday.
“Jonathan was such a sweet guy and we loved having him as our Chief Ken Hotate,” Offerman added. “A terrible tragedy.”
Chris Pratt, who starred in “Parks and Recreation” alongside Offerman and Joss, additionally paid tribute to his late co-star following the information of the actor’s demise.
“Damn. RIP Jonathan,” Pratt, 45, wrote on social media. “Always such a kind dude.”
“He played Ken Hotate in Parks and was also in [The Magnificent Seven],” Pratt added. “Sad to see. Prayers up. Hug your loved ones.”
Joss starred in “Parks and Recreation” for 5 years from 2011 by 2015. He appeared in a recurring position as Chief Ken Hotate, the chief of the Native American Wamapoke Tribe.
In addition to Offerman and Pratt, Joss additionally starred alongside Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aubrey Plaza and Adam Scott on the beloved sitcom.
Offerman and Pratt’s remarks got here sooner or later after Joss, 59, was shot and killed at his property in San Antonio, Texas, following an alleged dispute along with his neighbor.
The “King of the Hill” voice actor’s suspected killer was recognized as Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, and he was taken into custody on Sunday at roughly 7:05 p.m., The Publish confirmed.
Ceja was charged with felony first-degree homicide, and his bond was set at $200K. His court docket date is scheduled for August.
Joss’ husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, alleged in a prolonged Fb publish on Monday that the actor’s homicide was a homophobic hate crime.
“He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other,” Joss’ husband wrote.
Nonetheless, the San Antonio Police Division denied these claims.
“Currently the investigation has found no evidence to indicate that Mr. Joss’s murder was related to his sexual orientation,” the division tweeted after de Gonzales’ claims.
It was additionally revealed that Joss, who voiced John Redcorn in “King of the Hill,” was reportedly escorted out of a panel for the Fox animated collection simply two days earlier than he was fatally shot.
The alleged incident unfolded on the ATX TV Pageant in Austin, Texas, on Friday, Might 30.
Witnesses claimed that Joss walked as much as a microphone and started to talk earlier than it was time for the viewers to work together with these on the “King of the Hill” panel, together with the present’s co-creators Mike Choose and Greg Daniels.
“I’m an actor,” Joss mentioned in a clip of the incident earlier than revealing how his dwelling had burned down earlier this 12 months. “I see a mic, I use it. I see a wrong, I make it right. I take a breath, I want to breathe.”
An eyewitness claimed that safety approached Joss and escorted him out of the venue after he started strolling towards the stage the place the panel was happening.
“As Joss moved away from the mic to go back to his seat, that’s when security told him he had to leave, and he exited the theater calmly and cooperatively,” the onlooker claimed.
Joss was fatally shot and killed two days after the ATX TV Pageant.
Neighbors claimed that Joss returned to his burned-down dwelling to gather a sufferer’s hearth fund examine, which was when the suspected dispute along with his suspected killer started.
