“King of the Hill” Star Jonathan Joss Was Escorted Out of ATX TV Festival Panel 2 Days Before His Death

The puzzle pieces of Jonathan Joss' last days are coming together.

Just 2 days earlier nan King of nan Hill character was shot and killed astatine nan property of 59 connected Sunday, June 1, successful San Antonio, Texas, he was escorted retired of a sheet for nan iconic animated bid astatine nan Paramount Theatre arsenic portion of nan ATX TV Festival connected Friday, May 30, successful Austin, Texas.

While nan sheet was successful afloat swing, Joss stood up and approached nan microphone group up for nan Q&A information of nan event, which had not begun yet, an eyewitness successful nan assemblage tells PEOPLE. The onlooker says information guards came retired astatine this time.

The eyewitness says assemblage members "laughed nervously successful nan crowd" and that King of nan Hill co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels didn't look alarmed while others appeared "a spot worried aliases uncomfortable."

"It seemed he did get a small affectional while he spoke, but mostly he was calm and he conscionable needed to opportunity his piece," nan onlooker adds of Joss.

"I'm an actor," Joss said successful a fan-captured video of nan moment. "I spot a mic, I usage it. I spot a wrong, I make it right. I return a breath, I want to breathe."

Joss later revealed to nan attendees that his location had burned down 3 months prior, seemingly indicating it was a dislike crime arsenic he said it was "because I'm gay." He was past seen stepping toward nan shape and crossed nan beforehand row.

At 1 constituent successful nan video, Judge told nan assemblage Joss played John Redcorn connected King of nan Hill and was returning for nan revival.

"As Joss moved distant from nan mic to spell backmost to his seat, that's erstwhile information told him he had to time off and he exited nan theatre calmly and cooperatively," nan onlooker says, adding that nan sheet sewage "back connected track" aft this.

PEOPLE has reached retired to a spokesperson for nan ATX TV Festival for comment.

In a Facebook station from April 21, Joss shared a connection astir not being asked to participate successful nan King of nan Hill sheet astatine ATX TV Festival "not wholly retired of anger, but besides retired of nan heavy ache successful my heart."

"This show was a portion of my life for galore years. That character, that voice, that story…they were my home, my pride, my relationship to thing bigger than myself," he continued. "To not beryllium invited felt for illustration being unopen retired of a spot I helped build."

Joss followed that Facebook station pinch another connected April 29 successful which he said he'd heard from Disney — nan genitor institution of Hulu, wherever nan revival is airing — that nan sheet would "be focusing connected bid regulars."

"I genuinely admit them taking nan clip to scope retired to maine personally," he added. "It intends a lot."

Despite his disappointment, Joss shared a video to Instagram 1 time aft nan TV show showing him celebrating that nan King of nan Hill "reboot is up and running" while preparing to motion autographs astatine an Austin-based comic and crippled store.

Hours aft news collapsed that Joss was killed during a conflict pinch his erstwhile neighbor, his hubby Tristan Kern de Gonzales shared a connection that offered his first-hand account of nan incident.

Gonzales, who joined Joss connected Valentine's Day, said he was coming erstwhile Joss was changeable and claimed nan rumor was rooted successful homophobia. He revealed that Joss pushed him retired of nan measurement erstwhile nan neighbour fired nan gun, writing, "He saved my life."

"He was murdered by personification who could not guidelines nan show of 2 men loving each other," Gonzales alleged. "I was pinch him erstwhile he passed. I told him really overmuch he was loved. To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, cognize that he weighted you deeply. He saw you arsenic family. My attraction now is connected protecting Jonathan's bequest and honoring nan life we built together."

Despite Gonzales' claims, nan San Antonio Police Department issued a connection connected X connected June 2, saying they were investigating nan incident but person "found nary grounds to bespeak that Mr. Joss’s execution was related to his intersexual orientation."

Police antecedently told PEOPLE authorities were dispatched to a shooting successful advancement astatine Joss' reside astir 7 p.m. section clip successful June 1, wherever they recovered nan character lying "near nan roadway." After attempting "life redeeming measures," paramedics pronounced Joss dormant astatine nan scene.

The suspect, 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Cejam, was quickly recovered and detained by officers aft fleeing nan segment successful a vehicle. Cejam has been booked connected a complaint of execution and nan investigation is still ongoing.