Malcolm Shabazz

Grandson of Malcolm X

Malcolm Shabazz (October 8, 1984 – May 9, 2013) was a grandson of Malcolm X. He was killed in Mexico City, Mexico on the 9th of May, 2013. He was murdered by an unknown person while on a trip for more rights for Mexican construction workers relocating to the USA.

In 1997, when he was 12 years old, Shabazz set fire to the apartment of his grandmother, Betty Shabazz, causing her death. She suffered burns over 80 percent of her body. The police found Malcolm wandering the streets, barefoot and smelling of gasoline.