Police are investigating the death of Jubilant Sykes after the singer was stabbed in his Los Angeles family home. On December 8, 2025, police in Santa Monica, California, responded to a residence after a 9-1-1 caller reported an assault in progress. According to police, officers located Sykes with critical injuries consistent with a stabbing. Santa Monica Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced the individual deceased at the scene. He was 71. Authorities later arrested Jubilant's son, Micah Sykes.