Topline
The alleged killer of Bob Lee, a tech executive who was stabbed to death in San Francisco earlier this month, has reportedly been arrested and was a fellow tech industry worker who knew Lee, according to a local news report.
Police have arrested Bob Lee’s suspected murderer.
Key Facts
The San Francisco Police Department arrested Lee’s suspected murderer early Thursday morning, nine days after the stabbing incident was reported, according to Mission Local.
The man arrested was Nima Momeni of Emeryville, whose name and address correspond with the owner of the technology company Expand IT.
Police say Lee and Momeni were driving together through downtown San Francisco in a car registered to Momeni before a confrontation broke out inside the vehicle and continued after Lee got out.
Momeni allegedly stabbed Lee multiple times with a knife recovered not far from the spot along Main Street where officers initially responded to the crime.
Key Background
Bob Lee, who was the 43-year-old creator of Cash App and an executive at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin, was stabbed around 2:30 a.m. on the morning of April 4. His murder garnered comments from major tech players like Jack Dorsey, who worked with him at Block, formerly known as Square.
Further Reading
Cash App Creator Bob Lee Dead After Stabbing In San Francisco (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehamilton/2023/04/13/tech-executive-reportedly-arrested-over-fatal-stabbing-of-cash-app-creator-bob-lee/