Morgan Freeman Mourns His Granddaughter After She Was Stabbed in New York
E'dena Hines, the granddaughter of actor Morgan Freeman by marriage, was stabbed and killed in New York. The 33-year-old actress  who appeared in Freeman's film 5 Flights Up in 2014  was found in the street outside her apartment with more than a dozen stab wounds to her body early on Sunday morning, according to police. Hines was taken to Harlem Hospital, reports the Washington Post, where she was pronounced dead. Standing over her at the scene of the stabbing was a 30-year-old man, identified as Lamar Davenport by the Associated Press, who police took into custody and later charged with second-degree murder. As the news spread of Hines' death, Freeman  whose first wife was Hines' grandmother  mourned. "The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer," Freeman said in a statement. "Her friends and family were fortunate enough to have known what she meant as a person. Her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. May she rest in peace.", The actor also posted a message to Facebook, thanking people for their support and condolences, functiond, s, id  var js, fjs  d.getElementsByTagNames0 if d.getElementByIdid return js  d.createElements js.id  id js.src  'https//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.jsxfbml1versionv2.11' fjs.parentNode.insertBeforejs, fjsdocument, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk', Listen to the most important stories of the day