Cash App creator dies following stabbing in San Francisco

Bob Lee, former Chief Technology Officer of Square and creator of Cash App, died after being stabbed in San Francisco in the early hours of Tuesday, April 4, local time.

Bill Burhid, CEO of cryptocurrency wallet company Abra, tweeted on April 5 that Bob Lee was “murdered in San Francisco early this morning,” sharing a message on April 4. report Local news outlet SFGATE reported on Lee’s death but did not name him.

Our friend Bob Lee (@crazy bob ) was murdered in SF early this morning.

Bob is a father, former CTO of Square and created CTO of Cash App and Mobile Coin. He was a generous and decent man who didn’t deserve to be killed.https://t.co/RnzA1Idpun

— Bill Barhid (@billbarhydt) April 5, 2023

April 4th director The San Francisco Police Department said officers present at the stabbing report found “a 43-year-old adult male victim suffering an apparent stab wound” at approximately 2:35 a.m. local time. added to

“Police provided rescue and summoned medical personnel to the scene. The victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Instead, the victim died of his injuries.”

Jack Dorsey also reportedly confirmed Lee’s death on decentralized social media platform Nostr. A screenshot of Dorsey’s post read, “It’s true. I’m getting calls. Heartbreaking.”

.@JackNostr confirmed this evening that it was Square/Cash App’s Bob Lee who was murdered in San Francisco this morning.

RIP. pic.twitter.com/ouTaOMAJWP

— Richard (@thatrpb) April 5, 2023

Former UFC fighter Jake Shields tweeted on April 5 that Lee was a “good friend” and was attacked in one of San Francisco’s “good” neighborhoods.

I found out last night that my best friend died while taking a walk in San Francisco.

He was in a ‘good’ part of the city and appears to have been the target of random robberies/attacks

fuck san francisco

— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) April 5, 2023

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