Jennifer Hudson's seven-year-old nephew is feared dead after the body of a young boy was found by police.

Julian King went missing after a shooting which claimed the lives of the star's mother Darnell Donnerson and brother Jason Hudson.

The Dream Girls star issued a $100,000 reward to anyone who could provide information concerning the whereabouts of her nephew.

Yet it seems the tragedy is far from over as police have now found a boy's body in a car only a few miles away from where Julian's step-father was arrested over the killings.

William Balfour is currently being questioned by police about the murders.