According to several media outlets, grandson of Malcolm X was tragically killed in Mexico. Citing the US Embassy as the source of the information, the Amsterdam News reported that that Malcom Shabazz, 29, was killed yesterday (Thursday, May 9).
The report says he died from injuries sustained after being thrown off building as he was being robbed in Tijuana, Mexico
“I’m confirming, per US Embassy, on bhalf of family, the tragic death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X. Statement from family 2 come,” wrote close friend of the Shabazz family Terrie M. Williams on twitter.
Shabazz is perhaps most widely known for intentionally starting a fire that killed his grandmother, Malcolm X’s widow, Betty Shabazz, 63, in Yonkers, N.Y., in 1997.
According to media reports, Shabazz died of injuries he suffered while being robbed.
Asked about Shabazz’s death, Esperanca Tilghman, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, would confirm only that a U.S. citizen died in Mexico City.
“We have been in contact with family members and at their request we have no further comment at this time,” she said.
Information from The Amsterdam News and USA Today contributed to this report.
