UPDATE: Boyfriend Charged in Stabbing Death of Actor’s Step-Granddaughter

Updated at 5:00 am CST

NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of actor Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter on a Manhattan street.

Lamar Davenport, of New York City, was charged with second-degree murder on Monday, a day after 33-year-old Edena Hines was found lying on the street with multiple stab wounds to the chest.

Police say the Davenport was in a relationship with Hines. She was found in front of her apartment building on West 162nd Street and was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital.

Freeman issued a statement saying that “The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer.” Hines had studied acting and was involved with teaching urban youth. She’s the granddaughter of Freeman’s first wife.

E’Dena Hines, Morgan Freeman‘s step-granddaughter, was found stabbed to death in Washington Heights, N.Y. early Sunday. The actress and educator was 33 years old.

N.Y. Daily News reports that a 30-year-old man, believed to be her boyfriend, stabbed her multiple times in the chest before she was found on W. 162nd near St. Nicholas Ave. One 65-year-old witness says he was sounded disturbed as he committed the act. He recalled hearing, “Get out devils! I cast you out Devils in the name of Jesus Christ! I cast you out!” The alleged assailant was taken into police custody.

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