Jennifer Hudson's Mom, Brother Shot to Death
Jennifer Hudson and Mother
KTLA News
October 24, 2008
CHICAGO -- The mother of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was reportedly found dead in a South Side home.
Two adults were found fatally shot at a home at 70th Street and Yale Avenue at 3 p.m. Friday, authorities said.
A representative of the family's church, Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist, confirms that 57-year-old Darnell Hudson was one of the victims.
The other victim was a man, the Chicago Fire Department said.
The shooting is believed to be domestic.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office has been notified of the deaths of two people from a home at the address, but additional information is unavailable.
Hudson became famous after appearing on "American Idol" in 2004.
She went on to win an Oscar for her performance in the film "Dreamgirls."
CHICAGO (WABC) -- The mother of Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been killed, according to reports in Chicago.
Investigators said two shooting victims were discovered inside a home belonging to Hudson's mother just before 3:00 this afternoon.
The home is located at 7019 South Yale in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
WLS-TV has confirmed that one of the victims was 57-year-old Darnell Hudson.
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.
Story developing ...
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Still developing.....
Tragic news for singer and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson reports TMZ.
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.
Jennifer has had a great run since her 2007 Oscar. She recently got engaged, released a solo album and starred in "Sex and the City: The Movie" and "The Secret Life of Bees."
The AP reports just that Jennifer Hudson's relatives were there, and have yet to confirm whom:
CHICAGO -- Authorities in Chicago are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found at a home that's listed under the same name as the mother of Jennifer Hudson.
The Cook County medical examiner's office says officials were dispatched Friday afternoon to a South Side home where the bodies of a man and a woman were found.
Police say they're at the home and two people were found unresponsive, but they have no other details.
Police tape blocks access to the large, white house, where a crowd has gathered outside.
Public listings show a Jennifer Hudson and Darnell Donerson at the address. Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress and singer, grew up in Chicago and her mother's name is Darnell Donerson
A relative of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson is believed to be one of two people found slain in a South Side home, according to a police source.
A Chicago police spokeswoman also said a 7-year-old child was reported missing, as is a white 1994 Chevrolet Suburban with Illinois license plate No. X584859, from that location.
According to public records, the home is owned by Darnell Donerson, Jennifer Hudson's mother.
Public records also indicate the Suburban is registered to Jason Hudson, who neighbors said is Jennifer Hudson's brother. Authorites, however, would not say whether he was one of the two victims.
Jennifer Hudson is not injured, her bodyguard told the Tribune before referring all questions to a publicist.
One of the victims was a woman in her 50s who was shot in the head and the other was a 29-year-old man who was shot in the chest, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office. The spokesman did not have the victims' identities.
Chicago Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said at least one victim is "believed to be" a relative of Jennifer Hudson.
The shooting was believed to be related to a domestic disturbance, Bond said, stressing that this was preliminary information.
The source said the bodies of a man and woman were discovered by a family member about 3 p.m. in the home in the 7000 block of South Yale Avenue (map).
Police tape blocks access to the large, white house, where a crowd has gathered outside.
Jennifer Hudson and Mother
KTLA News
October 24, 2008
CHICAGO -- The mother of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was reportedly found dead in a South Side home.
Two adults were found fatally shot at a home at 70th Street and Yale Avenue at 3 p.m. Friday, authorities said.
A representative of the family's church, Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist, confirms that 57-year-old Darnell Hudson was one of the victims.
The other victim was a man, the Chicago Fire Department said.
The shooting is believed to be domestic.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office has been notified of the deaths of two people from a home at the address, but additional information is unavailable.
Hudson became famous after appearing on "American Idol" in 2004.
She went on to win an Oscar for her performance in the film "Dreamgirls."
CHICAGO (WABC) -- The mother of Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson has been killed, according to reports in Chicago.
Investigators said two shooting victims were discovered inside a home belonging to Hudson's mother just before 3:00 this afternoon.
The home is located at 7019 South Yale in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
WLS-TV has confirmed that one of the victims was 57-year-old Darnell Hudson.
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.
Story developing ...
TMZ.com
Still developing.....
Tragic news for singer and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson reports TMZ.
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.
Jennifer has had a great run since her 2007 Oscar. She recently got engaged, released a solo album and starred in "Sex and the City: The Movie" and "The Secret Life of Bees."
The AP reports just that Jennifer Hudson's relatives were there, and have yet to confirm whom:
CHICAGO -- Authorities in Chicago are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found at a home that's listed under the same name as the mother of Jennifer Hudson.
The Cook County medical examiner's office says officials were dispatched Friday afternoon to a South Side home where the bodies of a man and a woman were found.
Police say they're at the home and two people were found unresponsive, but they have no other details.
Police tape blocks access to the large, white house, where a crowd has gathered outside.
Public listings show a Jennifer Hudson and Darnell Donerson at the address. Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress and singer, grew up in Chicago and her mother's name is Darnell Donerson
A relative of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson is believed to be one of two people found slain in a South Side home, according to a police source.
A Chicago police spokeswoman also said a 7-year-old child was reported missing, as is a white 1994 Chevrolet Suburban with Illinois license plate No. X584859, from that location.
According to public records, the home is owned by Darnell Donerson, Jennifer Hudson's mother.
Public records also indicate the Suburban is registered to Jason Hudson, who neighbors said is Jennifer Hudson's brother. Authorites, however, would not say whether he was one of the two victims.
Jennifer Hudson is not injured, her bodyguard told the Tribune before referring all questions to a publicist.
One of the victims was a woman in her 50s who was shot in the head and the other was a 29-year-old man who was shot in the chest, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office. The spokesman did not have the victims' identities.
Chicago Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said at least one victim is "believed to be" a relative of Jennifer Hudson.
The shooting was believed to be related to a domestic disturbance, Bond said, stressing that this was preliminary information.
The source said the bodies of a man and woman were discovered by a family member about 3 p.m. in the home in the 7000 block of South Yale Avenue (map).
Police tape blocks access to the large, white house, where a crowd has gathered outside.
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OMG, that is soo sad, my prayers go out to her
