NEW YORK — Actor Morgan Freeman is mourning the death of his granddaughter. She was found stabbed to death Sunday on a Manhattan street.
Police responding to a 911 call at about 3 a.m. found 33-year-old Edena Hines lying on the street with multiple stab wounds to the chest. She was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital.
A 30-year-old man was taken into police custody at the scene in front of Hines’ apartment on West 162nd Street and taken by ambulance to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
Freeman issued a statement saying that “The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer. 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.”
Hines had studied acting and was involved with teaching urban youth. She is the granddaughter of Freeman’s first wife.
No charges have been filed. Police are investigating the stabbing.
Hines was the granddaughter of Freeman’s first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw. The couple divorced in 1979 after 12 years of marriage.
Freeman has always referred to Hines as his granddaughter, spokesman Stan Rosenfield said.
The Associated Press and CNN contributed to this report.
