Grammy nominee Jubilant Sykes has died after being stabbed in his family home. He was 71.

According to a statement shared by Santa Monica Police Department on Tuesday, December 9, and obtained by Us Weekly, Jubilant was found “with critical injuries consistent with a stabbing” and pronounced “deceased at the scene.”

Authorities also stated that “the suspect” is “the victim’s son, Micah Sykes” who was at the home when police arrived and “taken into custody without incident.” Micah, 31, will be booked for homicide.

The statement also confirmed that detectives “secured the scene, and subsequently obtained a search warrant,” while a forensics team will be processing physical evidence “including the weapon recovered at the scene.”

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