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Found gun may be linked to Hudson slayings

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Yevett Irving leaves a teddy bear at a makeshift memorial in front of the childhood home of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson on October 27, 2008. A body found in an SUV on Chicago's west side early Monday morning is believed to be that of Jennifer Hudson's missing 7-year-old nephew Julian King, the focus of a desperate search since the Oscar winner's mother Darnell Donerson, 57, and 29-year old brother Jason Hudson were found shot to death in their home three days earlier. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey) 
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Published: Oct. 30, 2008 at 9:32 AM

CHICAGO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Chicago Police say a gun, found near where 7-year-old Julian King's body was discovered, is being tested to see if it was used in the Hudson family slayings.

Julian, the nephew of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, was shot to death and his body found Monday in an abandoned SUV on the West Side of Chicago. Hudson's mother and brother were fatally shot last Friday in their South Side home.

Law enforcement sources told the Chicago Tribune the gun police recovered Wednesday from a vacant lot about a block from where Julian's body was found matched the caliber of weapon used in the slayings.

Some preliminary results from forensic testing on the gun may be available by Thursday, the newspaper said.

Police have named William Balfour, the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson's sister Julia, as a person of interest in the case. Although he is being held on a parole violation, he hasn't been charged in connection with the triple homicide.

Topics: Jennifer Hudson, Julian King
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