AP IMAGES

++FILE++New York, 14 July 2008

1. Still image: Morgan Freeman and step-granddaughter E'Dena Hines attend premiere of "The Dark Knight"

2. Still image: Morgan Freeman and step-granddaughter E'Dena Hines attend premiere of "The Dark Knight"

AP ENTERTAINMENT

++FILE++ New York, 24 June 2015

3. Wide shot Morgan Freeman

4. Medium shot Morgan Freeman

AP ENTERTAINMENT

++FILE++Las Vegas, 27 March 2014

5. Wide Morgan Freeman and director Wally Pfister talk with reporter

6. Wide Morgan Freeman and director Wally Pfister talk with reporter

CELEBRITY FOOTAGE

++FILE++Los Angeles, 10 April 2014

7. Medium of Morgan Freeman speaking to a reporter

MORGAN FREEMAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO SLAIN GRANDDAUGHTER

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 E'dena (eh-DEEH'-nah) 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 is the granddaughter of Freeman's first wife.