Bob Lee, the primary item officer at MobileCoin, who was eliminatedApr 4, 2023.
Source: MobileCoin
San Francisco manager Aaron Peskin informs CNBC that an arrest has actually been made in the April 4 deadly stabbing of Cash App creator Bob Lee.
Earlier on Thursday, regional San Francisco news outlet Mission Local reported that cops went to Emeryville, California, with a warrant to apprehend a suspect in the event. Both Mission Local and the San Francisco Chronicle have actually called Nima Momeni as the suspect. He is a tech entepreneur in the Bay Area, according to his LinkedIn profile and reports.
The Chronicle, pointing out prison records, reveal that the 38- year-old Emeryville homeowner was reserved on suspicion of murder at 9: 19 AM onThursday CNBC has actually not had the ability to validate the identity of the suspect.
According to media reports, the suspect understood Lee.
Peskin individually informed NBC Bay Area that the San Francisco Police Department detained a specific in Emeryville which “apparently” the murder was “not a random act,” however used no additional information. The cops department is anticipated to hold an interview with more information later Thursday.
San Francisco law enforcement officer discovered Lee, 43, with stab injuries at 2: 35 remain in a deserted part of downtown SanFrancisco He was required to a health center with dangerous injuries and later on passed away, cops stated at the time.
Lee had actually been working as the primary item officer of the cryptocurrency business MobileCoin. He formerly worked as primary innovation officer of Square (now called Block), a monetary innovation business co-founded by the previous Twitter chief JackDorsey Lee went on to produce Cash App, a cash transfer service.
He was likewise a financier in Elon Musk’s SpaceX endeavor along with other tech companies, such as the social audio app Clubhouse, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He was commonly applauded by previous associates, consisting of MobileCoin CEO Joshua Goldbard, who stated in a Twitter thread that Lee was a “brilliant” visionary with a “kaleidoscopic” mind.
— NBC Bay Area contributed reporting to this short article.
