Defense Denies Homophobic Slurs Were Used as Investigators Review Motive

A Texas man accused in the fatal shooting of “King of the Hill” voice actor Jonathan Joss has been indicted on a murder charge, though authorities have not said whether they believe the killing was motivated by anti-LBGTQ+ bias.

A Bexar County grand jury issued the indictment Monday against 57-year-old Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, who is charged in the June 1 shooting outside the San Antonio home Joss shared with his husband. The residence had been destroyed by fire months earlier, and the couple was retrieving their mail at the time of the confrontation, according to police.

Questions remain about whether the case will be prosecuted as a hate crime. San Antonio police did not respond to inquiries on Wednesday about wh

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