“He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other,” Gonzales said in his statement, which went on to thank Joss’ friends and fans.
“Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward,” the statement concluded. “I will protect what he built.”
San Antonio police initially told People magazine they discovered Joss with several gunshot wounds after they were dispatched to a shooting in progress around 7 p.m. on Sunday night.
Though they attempted life-saving measures while waiting for medics to arrive, he was later pronounced dead on the scene.
The suspected shooter, neighbor Sigfredo Alvarez Cejam, fled, but was detained by officers a block away from the crime scene. Cejam has been booked on murder charges, and an investigation is still ongoing.
Sources who spoke to TMZ told the outlet that Joss and Cejam had a history of getting into “verbal and physical” altercations with one another.
