Grammy-nominated baritone Jubilant Sykes was stabbed to death inside his Santa Monica home on Monday (December 8), and police have arrested his son in connection with the killing. The news was first reported by TMZ and later confirmed by local authorities.

According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers responded to a 911 call describing an “assault in progress” at Sykes’ residence. When officers arrived, the person who made the call brought them inside, where they found Sykes with “critical injuries consistent with a stabbing.” He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say Sykes’ son, Micah Sykes , was found inside the home and taken into custody. He was booked into Los Angeles County Jail on suspicion of murder and is being held on $2 million bail. Investigators hav

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