What to Know
- The boyfriend of Morgan Freeman's granddaughter has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in her stabbing death
- E'Dena Hines, 33, was stabbed and killed by Lamar Davenport, now 33, near her Washington Heights apartment building in July 2015
- Davenport was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in May 2018
The man convicted of killing Morgan Freeman's granddaughter on a Manhattan street in 2015 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Lamar Davenport, 33, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in a bench trial last May. Prosecutors said he fatally stabbed his 33-year-old girlfriend E'Dena Hines near her Washington Heights apartment building in July 2015 while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
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"Ambitious and driven, E’Dena Hines was deeply loved by family and friends before her life was brought to a horrific and tragic end by her boyfriend, Lamar Davenport," Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said.
Freeman mourned Hines in a statement when she died, saying: "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 shared Freeman's love of acting, and appeared in a small role in "12 Flights Up", a drama starring her grandfather and Diane Keaton. She studied at New York University's graduate acting program, according to her website.
She also taught under-exposed children in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.
Freeman's publicist has said that Hines was technically the actor's step-granddaughter but that he always referred to her as his granddaughter. Police initially said that she was his goddaughter.
