Tradegy for R&B singer/actress Jennifer Hudson: Mother and brother found dead at home in suspected double murder homicide

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By Controller • October 25, 2008

R&B/soul singer Jennifer Hudson. Oscar award-winning actress and star of the Dreamgirls film.

Tragedy has struck the family of academy award-winner actress, and R&B starlet, Jennifer Hudson. Both her mother and brother were found shot dead at their Chicago home yesterday afternoon (Friday, 24th October 2008) some seven hours after neighbours first reported hearing gunfire. Jennifer has often cited her mother as the one that encouraged her to enter the X-Factor competition, which she subsequently won and helped her to build a successful career in both music and film.

The body of Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson was found on the living room floor, just before 3pm, by a family member. The body of her brother, Jason Hudson aged 29, was later found in an upstairs bedroom.

Police say that one of the body of one of the victims has defensive wounds yet there was no sign of a forced entry. In a statement, police revealed that Donerson died of a gunshot would to the head, whilst son Jason died of a shot to the chest. They later said that the double homicide appeared to be the result of a domestic disturbance but refused to elaborate further.

The law enforcement authorities issued an amber alert for Julian King, the seven year old grandson of Donerson, and nephew to Hudson. Police now hold a man in custody in connection with the double killing after earlier releasing a police bulletin stating that a man name William Balfour was wanted in connection with the crime describing him as armed-and-dangerous. It is understood that the mother of the child, and sister to Jennifer, Julia Hudson fathered the child to the suspect and that both of their MySpace pages that that they are married to one another. The seven year old child has yet to be be found.

WIARD FM would like to give our condolences to the both the Hudson, and Donnerson families.