Sunday, October 26, 2008

Jennifer Hudson's mom and brother murdered; suspect being questioned


Police are questioning a suspect in the murder of the mother and brother of Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were gunned down in a home on the South Side of Chicago on Friday, according the the Chicago Police Department. Authorities are also searching for a 7-year-old boy, believed to be Hudson's nephew, who is missing from the scene.

Police told CNN that the bodies were discovered at about 3 p.m. Friday, when a relative found Donerson (pictured, with Hudson at the 2007 Academy Awards) shot to death on the living room floor of her home. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered the brother's dead body in a bedroom. Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for the missing boy, Julian King.

Hudson, a former American Idol contestant, was said to be on her way to Chicago Friday night; her representative has yet to make a statement. (Reporting by Mandi Bierly and CNN)

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