[2][4] Shabazz was shot several times in the face while opening the door of his 1973 Cadillac in the driveway of his South Seventh Avenue home in Newark.
[4] A Chicago Tribune article reported, "Internal disputes, including burning of mosques, have characterized the Black Muslims, also known as the Nation of Islam during the last decade.
Some of the dissent has been between supporters of Elijah Muhammad, of Chicago and those who think it is time to replace the 75-year old leader of the sect which preaches racial separation.
Sources within the police told the Chicago Tribune, "they suspected the deaths were linked to a violent internal struggle within the Muslims.
[4] A prison brawl occurred in October 1975 that involved four people from the New World of Islam that were serving life sentences for the murder.
"[citation needed] Fourteen people were indicted for murder in an alleged conspiracy to seize control of Newark's Mosque No.