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On April 4th, Cash App founder and tech investor Bob Lee was murdered near San Francisco’s Rincon Hill and Bay Bridge. On Thursday, police announced that there had been an arrest, mission local reported first.
According to reports, the suspect, Nima Momeni, worked in the tech industry and allegedly knew Lee. Lee and Momeni were reportedly driving together through downtown San Francisco in a Momeni-registered vehicle, police told Mission Local.
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San Francisco police have not released further information about the arrests, but said they believe there was a crash in the car that may have led to the violence.
According to him LinkedIn pageMomeni owns an information technology consulting firm called Expand IT.
Screenshot of Nima Momeni’s LinkedIn page on April 13, 2023.
Lee’s death sparked grief and mourning among those who knew him, and sparked outrage on social media from some tech executives and Bay Area locals. Venture capitalist Matt Okko He called San Francisco “Lawless area‘ Elon Musk tweeted, stating that violent crime in the city was ‘That’s horrible.”
However, according to police dataSan Francisco has fairly low violent crime (only 56 murders in both 2022 and 2021).
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“This senseless crime cannot be undone. My heart goes out to Mr. Lee’s family, friends and colleagues,” said Matt Dorsey, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. murmured Next news of the arrest. “But I hope today’s arrests can begin a process of healing and closure for all those touched by this tragedy.”
I am grateful @SFPDmurder details and all officers @SFPD Southern For their tireless efforts to bring Bob Lee’s murderers to justice and arrest the suspects this morning. (1/2) https://t.co/YXyH92Low9
— Matt Dorsey (@mattdorsey) April 13, 2023