Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, slain in Mexico

By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News

Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of the late civil rights activist Malcolm X, was killed in Mexico on Thursday during an apparent robbery, his family's spiritual adviser, friends and Islamic associations said.

Shabazz, 28, had traveled to Mexico to meet with a leader of a California activist and rights group known as Rumec, according to a report in Talking Points Memo, which quoted the organization's Juan Ruiz. The leader, Miguel Suarez, had been deported last month to Mexico by U.S. officials.

"I do know that Malcolm was involved in human rights and that he had a relationship with a gentleman named Suarez in Mexico," said Imam Dawud Walid, an acquaintance of Shabazz and executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Michigan.


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So sorry to hear this...

Rest In Peace Malcolm

Malcolm Shabazz had a short and very troubled life. I hope his spirit finds peace.