Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico

The grandson of civil rights activist
Malcolm X, Malcolm Shabazz, died in a Mexico
City hospital after suffering an apparent
beating, police told CNN.
Prosecutors are investigating the death as a
homicide, police spokesman Octavio Campos
said.
Police were called to the scene of an injured
man at 3:30 a.m. Thursday one block south of
Plaza Garibaldi, a rough but famous patch of
Mexico City known for its mariachis.
Shabazz appeared to have been beaten, but
had no wounds from other weapons, Campos
said.
The 29-year-old was transported to Mexico
City's Balbuena General Hospital, where he
died later Thursday morning because of his
injuries, he said.
The prosecutor's office said in a statement that
Shabazz had been at "a place of recreation"
and had been drinking beers that night.
A family member confirmed the death to CNN,
but did not elaborate on the cause of death.
A U.S. State Department spokeswoman was
aware that a U.S. citizen had died in Mexico,
but declined to comment further.
"I was saddened, stunned, shocked, to read
about the murder of young Malcolm," former
Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney
said. The former lawmaker had taken Shabazz
under her wing and he had traveled with her
to Libya on a trip.
"Many of my closest associates have personal
memories of their time with him and of his
efforts to reach out to them for help,"
McKinney said. "He was writing a book."