Bob Lee, former Square chief technology officer and Cash App founder, killed in San Francisco
Tech executive Nima Momeni has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
The arrest comes over a week after Lee was found bleeding out in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighbourhood just before 3am on 4 April. His last tragic moments as he stumbled, mortally wounded, down Main St in search of help were captured on surveillance footage.
An arrest was made on Thursday morning and Mr Momeni has been booked into the San Francisco Sheriff’s Jail. The reported arrest has yet to be officially confirmed by the San Francisco Police Department.
Investigators had faced growing scrutiny over the pace of the investigation as critics used the case to attack San Francisco’s perceived failure to curb violent crime.
Over the weekend, Mayor London Breed hinted that there may be “surprising facts” in the case and urged the public not to jump to conclusions.
Nima Momeni: Who is the tech executive allegedly arrested for murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee?
Nima Momeni has been charged with the murder, according to county jail records.
Graeme Massie13 April 2023 18:11
Timeline of Bob Lee murder
Lee, a much-loved member of the San Francisco tech community, was known as ‘Crazy Bob’.
Graeme Massie13 April 2023 17:59
SF Supervisor Matt Dorsey welcomes arrest in case
I’m grateful to @SFPD’s Homicide Detail and all the officers from @SFPDSouthern and elsewhere for their tireless work to bring Bob Lee’s killer to justice and for their arrest of a suspect this morning. (1/2) https://t.co/YXyH92Low9
— Matt Dorsey (@mattdorsey) April 13, 2023
Graeme Massie13 April 2023 17:50
What we know about the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Beloved tech entrepreneur and father of two, Bob Lee’s murder has reignited the ongoing debate over crime in San Francisco.
Graeme Massie13 April 2023 17:40
‘The blame-the-homeless tech elites … should feel ashamed’
The editor-in-chief of the MIT Technology Review, Mat Honan, tweeted on Thursday that “the blame-the-homeless tech elites that rushed to politicize Bob Lee’s murder should feel ashamed. I’m sure they won’t, but they should”.
Gustaf Kilander13 April 2023 17:20
Bob Lee’s wife says stabbing suspect from Emeryville
Bob Lee’s wife says that the suspect in her husband’s killing is a man from Emeryville, California, reported KTVU.
“This is the first step toward justice,” Ms Lee said from her home in Miami, where Bob Lee had moved from Mill Valley, California, last year.
The news station said it was withholding the name of the suspect, given to them by Ms Lee, until authorities confirmed it.
Graeme Massie13 April 2023 17:17
Twitter users slam San Francisco crime narrative following arrest of tech executive
Twitter users slammed the narrative put forward by some that San Francisco is being taken over by violent crime after a tech executive was reportedly arrested in the killing of Bob Lee.
“It apparently was not a random big city street crime that the far-right made it out to be. San Francisco police arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Suspect is acquaintance, & fellow tech executive, Lee was seen with in a car earlier,” Mike Sington wrote.
“Cops have arrested a *fellow tech executive* in the murder of Bob Lee??!? That’s going to change a lot of peoples narratives…” Clara Jeffrey added.
“So that whole news cycle about San Francisco crime was actually…..” Molly Jong-Fast said.
Gustaf Kilander13 April 2023 17:05
Fatal attack was not robbery or random mugging, report says
According to reports, the fatal attack was not a robbery attack or a random mugging.
The suspect was reportedly arrested at an address in Emeryville, a city in the Bay Area, early on Thursday.
The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
His final tragic moments as he stumbled, mortally wounded, down Main St in San Francisco’s downtown district in search of help were captured on surveillance footage.
Bevan Hurley13 April 2023 16:50
Lee stabbed twice by fellow tech executive, report alleges
Police have not yet confirmed the identity of the suspect, but the Mission Local news site reports that the person worked in the tech industry and was known to Lee.
Lee, the chief product officer at MobileCoin, had been visiting San Francisco for a tech conference from Miami when he was fatally wounded.
According to the Mission Local, Lee and the suspect had been in a car together in the early hours of 4 April when a fight broke out between the pair.
Citing police sources, the news site alleges that the tech executive stabbed Lee twice outside the vehicle, and a knife was found nearby the 300 block of Main St where he was found by responding officers.
Bevan Hurley13 April 2023 16:35
Fellow tech executive arrested in Bob Lee killing
Lee, 43, died in San Francisco General Hospital on Tuesday 4 April after being stabbed twice in the Rincon Hill neighbourhood of San Francisco.
His last tragic moments as he stumbled, mortally wounded, down Main St in San Francisco’s downtown district in search of help were captured on surveillance footage.
The Independent’s Bevan Hurley has more:
Megan Sheets13 April 2023 16:21
