Organization of Afro-American Unity. As a fight broke out in the audience, he and his bodyguards went to defuse the situation, and a man seated in the front row of the audience shot him in the chest. Two more men ran onto the stage and shot Malcolm X several times. Malcolm X had 21 gunshot wounds to his chest, left shoulder, arms and legs. References James Baldwin Biography.com External links Mel Watkins, "No Name in The Street" (review), The New York Times, May 28, 1972. "James Baldwin" at Biography.com 1972 non-fiction books Essay collections by James Baldwin