San Antonio police apologized Thursday for their “premature” statement declaring there was no evidence of a hate crime in the murder of Jonathan Joss.

Jonathan Joss, who acted in “King of the Hill” and “Parks and Recreation,” was shot in San Antonio by a man who yelled “homophobic slurs” at him, his husband said.

The San Antonio Police Department has walked back its insistence that there was “no evidence” to suggest King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss’ killing was motivated by homophobia. Police Chief Bill McManus said Thursday that it had been “way,