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| Police investigating the fatal shooting of the mother and brother of actress Jennifer Hudson are still searching for her seven-year-old nephew. | Police investigating the fatal shooting of the mother and brother of actress Jennifer Hudson are still searching for her seven-year-old nephew. |
| The bodies of Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and her brother, Jason Hudson, 29, were found at their family home in Chicago on Friday. | The bodies of Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and her brother, Jason Hudson, 29, were found at their family home in Chicago on Friday. |
| Police have taken a man into custody and he is being questioned, but so far no-one has been charged. | Police have taken a man into custody and he is being questioned, but so far no-one has been charged. |
| A state-wide alert has been issued in Illinois for the missing boy. | A state-wide alert has been issued in Illinois for the missing boy. |
| The bodies of Darnell Donerson and Jason Hudson were found by Julia Hudson, the actress's sister, when she got home from work. | The bodies of Darnell Donerson and Jason Hudson were found by Julia Hudson, the actress's sister, when she got home from work. |
| Gunshot wounds | Gunshot wounds |
| Police said they had died from gunshot wounds. | Police said they had died from gunshot wounds. |
| Julia Hudson's son, Julian King, who was in the house with his grandmother and uncle, was nowhere to be found and is still missing. | Julia Hudson's son, Julian King, who was in the house with his grandmother and uncle, was nowhere to be found and is still missing. |
| Deputy Police Chief Joseph Patterson said Ms Donerson's body was found on the living-room floor of her home in the south side of Chicago. Jason Hudson's body was discovered in the bedroom. | Deputy Police Chief Joseph Patterson said Ms Donerson's body was found on the living-room floor of her home in the south side of Chicago. Jason Hudson's body was discovered in the bedroom. |
| Police have issued a state-wide alert for Jennifer Hudson's nephew | Police have issued a state-wide alert for Jennifer Hudson's nephew |
| Investigators say there did not appear to be any sign of forced entry. | Investigators say there did not appear to be any sign of forced entry. |
| Authorities have issued an amber alert - the US term for a search for a missing child - for Julian King. | Authorities have issued an amber alert - the US term for a search for a missing child - for Julian King. |
| Police originally said in a statement that he might be in the company of a suspect in the murder investigation, named as William Balfour, 27. | Police originally said in a statement that he might be in the company of a suspect in the murder investigation, named as William Balfour, 27. |
| But later the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times newspapers said that Mr Balfour had been taken into custody and did not have the child with him. | But later the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times newspapers said that Mr Balfour had been taken into custody and did not have the child with him. |
| Mr Balfour was married to Julia Hudson and is the stepfather of the missing boy. | Mr Balfour was married to Julia Hudson and is the stepfather of the missing boy. |
| His mother, Michele Balfour, said that Ms Donerson had ordered him to move out of the family's home last winter. | His mother, Michele Balfour, said that Ms Donerson had ordered him to move out of the family's home last winter. |
| Records from the Illinois Department of Corrections show that he is on parole after having spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, hijacking and possessing a stolen car. | Records from the Illinois Department of Corrections show that he is on parole after having spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, hijacking and possessing a stolen car. |
| Jennifer Hudson, 27, a singer-turned-actress who found fame on American Idol in 2005, won an Oscar for best supporting actress in the hit-film Dreamgirls in 2006 and starred in the film Sex and the City. | |
| She is currently starring in The Secret Life of Bees. | She is currently starring in The Secret Life of Bees. |
| Her representatives would not disclose her whereabouts but it is believed she has travelled back to Chicago. | Her representatives would not disclose her whereabouts but it is believed she has travelled back to Chicago. |