“That was way, way, way, premature,” he said. “We shouldn’t have done it. It was way too soon before we had any real information. And I will own that… I want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the tragic loss of Mr. Joss, which has been heavily felt.”

“Our homicide detectives are continuing to pursue every lead in this case to ensure that we understand the full picture of what led up to the senseless murder of Mr. Joss,” McManus added during a press conference.

McManus also addressed Tristan’s claims that their home was burnt down in an anti-gay hate crime, saying that they were “working closely” with the fire department’s arson investigators, and that “the investigation is still active.”

He went on to confirm that law enforcement had received “approximately 70 calls over the past two years” from both Jonathan and his neighbors over “neighborhood-type disturbances.”