Tech guide arrested in killing of Money App founder Lee
Police say a self-proclaimed tech guide has been arrested within the stabbing loss of life of Money App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — A self-proclaimed tech guide was arrested Thursday within the stabbing loss of life of Money App founder Bob Lee final week in San Francisco, police stated.
Nima Momeni, 38, was booked on suspicion of homicide, San Francisco Police Chief Invoice Scott stated throughout a information convention. He was taken into custody Thursday morning in Emeryville, a San Francisco suburb.
San Francisco District Lawyer Brooke Jenkins stated Momeni will probably be charged with homicide in Lee’s loss of life and is predicted to be arraigned Friday. Prosecutors will ask a decide to carry him with out bail.
Scott declined to offer particulars on how they linked the loss of life to Momeni or how the boys knew one another. The chief additionally refused to reveal a attainable motive for the killing.
Police discovered Lee with stab wounds within the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco at 2:30 a.m. April 4. He died at a hospital.
Investigators served search warrants in San Francisco and Emeryville, however Scott wouldn’t say whether or not a weapon has been discovered.
Lee is thought for creating the broadly used cellular fee service Money App whereas working as chief know-how officer of the fee firm Sq., now often known as Block. He was the chief product officer for the cryptocurrency agency MobileCoin on the time of his loss of life.
“I acknowledge and perceive how the lack of a younger, vibrant chief and innovator has rocked our metropolis and even past,” Jenkins stated.
On his LinkedIn profile, Momeni describes himself as an “IT Advisor/Entrepreneur” in addition to the proprietor of an organization referred to as Broaden IT.
It was not instantly clear whether or not Momeni has an lawyer who can converse on his behalf.
“I hope right this moment’s arrest can start a technique of therapeutic and closure for all these touched by this tragedy,” Matt Dorsey, one other San Francisco supervisor, tweeted Thursday morning.
Distinguished tech leaders took to social media to mourn Lee’s loss of life and blame San Francisco for what they name the town’s lax perspective towards crime. Scott and Jenkins pushed again in opposition to that narrative on Thursday, with the prosecutor particularly naming tech billionaire Elon Musk for commenting on the case.
“This does not should do with San Francisco, this has to do with human nature,” Scott stated.
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Janie Har contributed to this report. Dazio reported from Los Angeles.
