Overview
- Police say a 911 call around 9:20 p.m. directed officers to the 1700 block of Delaware Avenue, where the caller reported an assault in progress.
- Officers found 71-year-old Jubilant Sykes with critical stab wounds inside the residence, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- His son, 31-year-old Micah Sykes, was located inside the home, taken into custody without incident, and booked on suspicion of homicide.
- Investigators recovered a weapon and are processing forensic evidence as the case is forwarded to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for charging consideration.
- Authorities describe the episode as an isolated domestic incident with no ongoing threat to the community, and jail records list Micah Sykes’ bail at $2 million as investigators note a reported mental-health history not yet linked to motive.