Sad News: Grandson of Malcolm X, Malcolm Shabazz, Killed in Mexico

Thursday (May 9th) it was reported that the grandson of civil rights leader Malcolm X,Malcolm Shabazz, 29, died due to injuries endured within a robbery. Allegedly he was thrown from a rooftop in Mexico.

The story broke when a friend of the family went to Facebook to confirm the tragic news.

The full details of Shabazz's death is unknown. Some believe he was shot while others say he was thrown off a roof in Tijuana, Mexico.

He was the son of Malcolm X's second daughter, Qubilah Shabazz. He has experienced legal woes since the age of 12 when he was held responsible for setting a fire and killing his grandmother Betty Shabazz.