Grandmother dead, grandson arrested

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A grandmother is dead after police say she suffered a brutal attack at the hands of her grandson.

27-year-old Dominick Anderson allegedly beat his 62-year-old grandmother Beverly Holmes to death Wednesday morning inside their Harlem apartment building.

Police say Anderson then turned his anger on responding officers, striking one in the head with a plastic elephant trunk.

The officer was treated and released from the hospital.

The suspect is undergoing a mental evaluation.

He faces charges of attempted murder and resisting arrest.

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