MEXICO – Malcolm Shabazz, the 27-year-old grandson of the late Malcolm X, is dead, as confirmed by the U.S. embassy.

According to the paper, Shabazz was killed in Mexico, and died in the early morning hours last Thursday, “from injuries sustained after he was thrown off a building or shot as he was being robbed in Tijuana.” A border reporter with the San Diego Union Tribune, Sandra Dibble, tweeted Thursday night that Shabazz may have “resisted a robbery.”

It was not clear whether he died in Tijuana or Mexico City, and the circumstances of his death remained unclear Thursday night.

Family friend Terrie M. Williams posted the following statement on Twitter:

“I’m confirming, per U.S. Embassy, on behalf of family, the tragic death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X. Statement from family 2 come.”

Williams later tweeted that “details are sketchy” regarding the location, and that all that can be confirmed now is his death. She later confirmed Shabazz’s death, but said there were no details yet.

The family has not yet made a public statement.