New York: Malikah Shabazz, one of the six daughters of the civil rights leader who was killed by Malcolm X, was found dead at his home in New York City, police said Tuesday.
He was 56 years old.
Shabazz was found Monday dead at his home in Brooklyn, a police spokesman said.
His death arose from natural causes, he said.
Maliki and her twin brother, Malaak, is the youngest daughter of Malcolm X who was killed on February 21, 1965.
Their mother, Betty Shabazz, was pregnant with the twins when their father was killed.
Malikah’s death Shabazz came a few days after two of the three men who had been convicted of killing Malcolm X charged.
A Judge Manhattan rejected the belief of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam after the prosecutor and the Putra lawyer said a new investigation found new evidence that damaged the case against them.
Bernice King, a daughter of Martin Luther King Jr, said on Twitter, “I was very sad about the death #Malikahshabazz.
My heart went to his family, Dr.
Betty Shabazz and Malcolm X” Malikah Shabazz and her daughter, Bettih Shabazz, was arrested in Maryland in 2017 concerning allegations of atrocities against animals after authorities said some injured dogs were found in U-Haul trucks stolen they were driving.