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Malcolm Shabazz Dead: Grandson Of Malcolm X Killed In Mexico

Grandson Of Malcolm X Killed In Mexico
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Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of civil rights icon Malcolm X, has been killed in Mexico according to The Amsterdam News. He was 28.

Shabazz's death was also confirmed on Twitter and Facebook by Terrie Williams, a friend of the Shabazz family.

Talking Points Memo reported that Shabazz died of injuries sustained during a robbery.

“He was murdered. He was in Mexico City and I believe they attempted to rob him and he didn't allow it, so they beat him to death and he died on his way to the hospital,” Juan Ruiz, a member of the California-based labor organization Rumec, told TPM. “This is all I can confirm, everything else is under investigation for the meantime.”

Shabazz is the son of Qubilah Shabazz, who was the second daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. In his youth, he set a fire that caused the death of his grandmother. For that crime, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, was found guilty of arson, and was sentenced to 18 months in a juvenile detention facility.

Shabazz continued to have trouble with the law throughout his life, The New York Times reported. He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery in 2002 and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Just months after his release in 2006, he was arrested again, this time for punching a hole in a store window.

Shabazz is survived by his mother and two daughters.

This is a developing story.

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Malcolm X's Daughters
Malaak And Quibilah Shabazz(01 of09)
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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 27: Two of the daughters of Betty Shabazz, leave the Islamic Cultural Center in New York, surrounded by the crowd, after the private funeral service 27 June in New York. Shabazz, the widow of black leader Malcolm X, died 23 June of burns suffered when her apartment was set ablaze, allegedly by her grandson Malcolm Shabazz. In (C) is Malaak and (C-L) is Quibilah. (Photo credit should read BOB STRONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Daughters Of Betty Shabazz Attend Funeral(02 of09)
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Three of the daughters of Betty Shabazz enter the Islamic Cultural Center in New York for private funeral services 27 June, 1997. Shabazz, the widow of slain black leader Malcolm X, died 23 June of burns suffered when her apartment was set ablaze, allegedly by her grandson Malcolm Shabazz. Left to right, are Malikah, Malaak and Qubilah Shabazz. (Photo credit should read BOB STRONG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Illya, Attallal And Gamilah Shabazz(03 of09)
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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: From left: Illya, Attallal and Gamilah, three of the daughters of Betty Shabazz enter the Islamic Cultural Center in New York for private funeral service 27 June 1997. Shabazz, the widow of slain African-American leader Malcom X, died 23 June of burns suffered when her flat was set ablaze, allegedly by her grandson Malcom Shabazz. AFP PHOTO STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Attallah Shabazz(04 of09)
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MIAMI - DECEMBER 6: Malcolm X's daughter, Attallah, attends the Miami Art Basel Taschen book premiere of Muhammad Ali's book, 'GOAT - Greatest Of All Time' at the Miami Convention Center December 6, 2003 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gregorio Binuya/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Malaak Shabazz (05 of09)
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Malcolm X's daughter, Malaak Shabazz takes part in the anti-slavery 'May 10 collective' rally named 'the march of the slaves', on May 8, 2011 in the French western city of Nantes. This yearly march is held in Nantes which was France leading slave port, two days before, the day of May 10 commemorating the memory of slavery and its abolition. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD (Photo credit should read JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Malikah Shabazz(06 of09)
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This Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 file booking photo provided by the Madison County Sheriffs Office shows Malikah Shabazz. Shabazz has been sentenced to five years of probation for stealing the identity of an elderly family friend to run up big credit card bills. Prosecutors say she made $55,000 in illegal purchases. (AP Photo/Madison County Sheriff's Office) (credit:AP)
Attallah Shabazz(07 of09)
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Portrait of Attallah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights figures Dr. Betty Shabazz and Malcolm X, late twentieth century. (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ilyasah And Malaak Shabazz(08 of09)
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Ilyasah Shabazz and sister, the daughters of Malcolm X and author of the book 'Growing Up X.' (Photo by Steve Grayson/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
Malaak Shabazz(09 of09)
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Malaak Shabazz, African-American late minister Malcolm X's youngest daughter poses part of a press conference on May 5, 2011 in Nantes, western France, three days ahead of a the yearly 'Marche des esclaves' (march of slaves) event. AFP PHOTO FRANK PERRY (Photo credit should read FRANK PERRY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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