Police Reportedly Arrest Tech Executive for Allegedly Murdering Bob Lee
Written by SOURCE on April 13, 2023
Police have reportedly arrested a fellow tech executive for the brutal murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was stabbed to death in downtown San Francisco last week.
The arrest comes after San Francisco Police discovered Lee in a critical state and took him to the hospital before he succumbed to his injuries. Per local outlet Mission Local, Nima Momeni was arrested on Thursday in Emeryville, California. He reportedly worked with Lee and was an acquaintance who currently still works in tech. Momeni was reported to be with Lee on the morning of his murder on April 4.
Police said the pair were allegedly driving through downtown San Francisco together in a car registered to Momeni, and that a conflict ensued both inside and outside of the vehicle. Police allege Momeni stabbed Lee multiple times when they got out of the vehicle, and the knife was recovered near the crime scene of 300 Main Street.
During his time in tech, Lee worked for various companies including Google, where he helped launch the Android operating system. He also served as an early investor in MobileCoin, which he later joined in 2011.
“Bob was a force of nature. Helped to birth Android and CashApp into our world,” MobileCoin CEO Joshua Goldbard told KGO. “Moby was his dream: a privacy protecting wallet for the 21st Century. I will miss him every day.” No details have been released regarding any potential suspects.
“I just found out my good friend was killed last night while walking him in San Francisco,” wrote Lee’s friend and former UFC fighter Jake Shields in a tweet. Elon Musk responded to Shields’ tweet and said he was “very sorry” to hear about Lee’s death.
