"Grammy-nominated gospel singer Jubilant Sykes was stabbed to death in his Santa Monica home late Sunday, and his son was taken into custody at the scene, police said. The 71-year-old victim, a prominent singer as well as an actor, was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived at the residence, according to Santa Monica Police Lt. Lewis Gilmore. There, they also discovered his son, 31-year-old Micah Sykes, still inside the Delaware Avenue home. He was booked on suspicion of homicide."
"Over his career, Jubilant Sykes performed in venues around the world and across genres - opera, gospel, spirituals, show tunes, folk and pop - working with figures including Renée Fleming, Terence Blanchard, Carlos Santana, Julie Andrews and Brian Wilson. His resume included the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Apollo Theater and the Metropolitan Opera. In 2010, he earned a Grammy nomination for his recording of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass.""
""She wasn't really aware of an altercation or an argument that led up to the stabbing," Gilmore said, adding that Cecelia Sykes did not report feeling endangered during the incident. "I know the suspect had free access to the house. It is unclear if he was living there on a full-time or part-time basis, but it is the family home and he was allowed to be there.""
Jubilant Sykes, 71, was stabbed to death in his Santa Monica home late Sunday; his 31-year-old son, Micah Sykes, was found at the residence and booked on suspicion of homicide. Sykes was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived. He performed internationally across opera, gospel, spirituals, show tunes, folk and pop, appearing at venues including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Apollo Theater and the Metropolitan Opera, and earned a 2010 Grammy nomination for his recording of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass." Cecelia Sykes reported the incident as an assault and told investigators her son had a history of mental illness. Police said the suspect was cooperative, the tragedy occurred within the family home, there had been no recent domestic calls, and the motive remains under investigation.
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