Jennifer Hudson's Mother and Brother Shot To Death!
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This is so horrible. Beyond words.

The mother of Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been killed.

Investigators said two shooting victims were discovered inside a home belonging to Hudson's mother just before 3:00 PM on Friday.

The home is located at 7019 South Yale in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.

One of the victims was 57-year-old Darnell Hudson.

The other victim was identified as Jennifer's brother, Jason. A cousin who lived nearby discovered the bodies.

Darnell was shot in the head and Jason was shot in the chest, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The shooting is believed to be domestic, police said.

Hudson is said to be flying to Chicago from Tampa.

Our thoughts to Jennifer during this incredibly difficult time.

Update: A search is under way for a young boy who is missing from the home. A child, possibly Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, is missing, according to sources. Police are searching for an SUV that was seen in the area, a 1994 white Suburban, Illinois license plate number X584859.


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this is so sad, and the little boy is missing

Jennifer Hudson's Mother Found Dead
Posted Oct 24th 2008 5:47PM by TMZ Staff

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Jennifer Hudson's mother was one of two victims shot and killed in Chicago earlier today.

A neighbor tells TMZ the other victim was Jennifer's brother Jason. A cousin who lived nearby discovered the bodies.

We're told the two bodies were found dead on the scene at 2:44 PM. When the fire department arrived and discovered the bodies, police were brought in and the home was declared a crime scene.

A call to Hudson's rep was not immediately returned.

UPDATE 6:40 PM ET: An all points bulletin has been issued for a boy, believed to be Hudson's 7-year-old nephew (bottom right), who may have been taken from the scene. Police are looking for 1994 white Suburban with the license plate X584859.

UPDATE 7:35 PM ET: Police are looking for William Balfour (bottom left), who they claim could be with the missing 7-year-old. According to records, Balfour listed Hudson's mother's address as a place of residence within the last year. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections website, Balfour is currently on parole after serving jail time for attempted murder.

UPDATE 8:35 PM ET: Lost in all this is Jennifer's sister Julia, mother of the missing 7-year-old. We're told she works as a bus driver in Chicago. Her employer told us she worked her shift today. She hasn't been seen since.


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she is who again

she is a singer, she was on american idol i think

yh she is an amazing singer better than beyonce

its sad wt happened hope the boy is ok

if it was domestic does that mean the person who took the boy is apart of their family i wonder who would kill them both then take him

its really sad, i hope they find the little boy

i just saw it on the news and they found the little boy's body... it's really sad.

thats not sad... thats horrible! that people do that shit!

yh they found his body he was shot in da head

how can u shot a 7 y/o in da head

how can u kill a child full stop

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/body-identified-as-nephew-of-actress-jennifer-hudson-14017896.html

wow sad

not just the kid also the mother and brother is horrible! how can people do that?

there some sick people out there