--- description: The 33-year-old actress was pronounced dead on Sunday title: Morgan Freeman Granddaughter Stabbed and Killed in New York image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6e990fd64a98418/69885f8fcf40a8013ac3f403/morgan-freeman.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morgan Freeman Mourns His Granddaughter After She Was Stabbed in New York by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2015 11:08 AM CUT  Actor Morgan Freeman and granddaughter E'Dena Hines arrive to the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel January 16, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. Actor Morgan Freeman and granddaughter E'Dena Hines arrive to the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel January 16, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California.Kevin Winter—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2015 11:08 AM CUT 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_](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/17/morgan-freeman-mourns-granddaughter-found-stabbed-to-death-in-new-york-city/?tid=pm%5Fpop%5Fb "undefined"), 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_](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/16/morgan-freeman-granddaughter-killed-edena-hines "undefined"), 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: _Read next:_ [_Morgan Freeman, John Grisham and Others Take Out Ad Against Mississippi’s Flag_](http://time.com/3999675/mississippi-confederate-flag-ad/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day_](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4000031/morgan-freemans-granddaughter-stabbed/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4000031/morgan-freemans-granddaughter-stabbed/"},"headline":"Morgan Freeman Mourns His Granddaughter After She Was Stabbed in New York","datePublished":"2015-08-17T11:08:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:28.999Z","description":"The 33-year-old actress was pronounced dead on Sunday","url":"https://time.com/4000031/morgan-freemans-granddaughter-stabbed/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6e990fd64a98418/69885f8fcf40a8013ac3f403/morgan-freeman.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6e990fd64a98418/69885f8fcf40a8013ac3f403/morgan-freeman.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards","caption":"62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4000031/morgan-freemans-granddaughter-stabbed/","name":"Morgan Freeman Mourns His Granddaughter After She Was Stabbed in New York"}}]}] ```