According to reports, Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother were found dead in her Chicago home Friday afternoon. They were shot and killed. It is a tragic that this sort of thing happened. It must be hard for Jennifer to accept.

A representative from Hudson family’s church, Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist, confirms to
the Chicago Sun-Times that Jennifer Hudson’s mother, Darnell Hudson, aged 57, was murdered whereas TMZ.com confirms Hudson’s brother, Jason, was also a victim.

Chicago Police Department spokesman John Mirabelli tells Usmagazine.com “Officers responded
to a call of two people found unresponsive. They discovered a male and a female that had
sustained fatal gunshot wounds.”

Then added “Right now, our investigation is a double homicide. We understand family members are on the scene.”

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