Jennifer Hudson’s brother-in-law was arrested by the police on Monday in the shooting deaths of the singer-actress’ mother, brother and young nephew. Although official charges from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office are pending, William Balfour, 27, still being held on parole violations, was arrested at Stateville Correctional Center and released to detectives, Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond told The Associated Press.
Balfour was taken into custody the same day the bodies of Donerson and Hudson were discovered and has been the “only person of interest” in the case. Balfour also has apparently refused to take a lie-detector test and stopped cooperating with detectives, according to a police official who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Police have confirmed they found the .45-caliber gun used in the killings. It was discovered Oct. 29 in a vacant lot in the West Side neighborhood where the King’s body was found a few days earlier.
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