Hudson Family Memorial in front of their home

The Chicago Police Department reported that they have recovered a gun that they believed was used in the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew Oct. 24.

The family members were believed to be shot with a .45-caliber weapon. Today, technicians from the Illinois State Police crime lab will test the gun they found against shell casings recovered at the crime scenes.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the gun and other evidence was discovered Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. by a police recruit conducting a search of an empty, trash-filled lot on 14th Street between Kildare and Kolin Avenues on the city’s West Side.

The SUV with Julian King, Hudson’s nephew, was found Monday morning about a block away from the discovered gun.

William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson’s sister (and Julian’s mom) Julia, was taken into police custody for questioning and subsequently arrested for a parole violation. No charges have been filed, but he is a “person of interest” in the case.

Funeral arrangements for the deceased family members are still pending but will be handled by Hudson Funeral Home, which is owned by Jennifer’s aunt.

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