Overview
- Officers responding to a 9:20 p.m. emergency call on Delaware Avenue found Sykes with stab wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene.
- The victim’s 31-year-old son, Micah Sykes, was located inside the home and taken into custody without incident.
- Investigators recovered a suspected weapon and other evidence and emphasized there is no threat to the wider community.
- Authorities are preparing a murder case for prosecutorial review, and media reports cite a $2 million bail figure that police sources referenced.
- A motive has not been established, and police noted a prior mental-health history for the suspect without linking it to the killing; Sykes was an acclaimed cross‑genre baritone known for performances at major venues and a 2009 Grammy nomination.