The tech mogul who helped create the Android and Cash app has been stabbed to death in San Francisco.
Bob Lee, 43, was attacked in the Rincon Hill residential neighborhood of the city center at 2.35am on Tuesday.
Police were called to the 300th block of Main Street near the entrance of a high-rise near the waterfront and found the father-of-two suffering multiple stab wounds.
He told friends of the San Francisco Standard that he was visiting the area on business and had decided to stay an extra day when he was stabbed.
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter and Tesla, also commented on the horrific incident, asking the San Francisco DA what it was doing to “lock up repeat violent offenders.”
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Bob Lee, the CEO and tech investor who helped create the Android and Cash app, was stabbed to death in San Francisco on Tuesday night.
Police were called to the 300th block of Main Street near the entrance of a high-rise building and found the father-of-two suffering multiple stab wounds.
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Other friends claim that Lee was “targeted” in a “random robbery and attack” despite being in a “good” part of town.
The tech mogul has been living in a $1.8 million apartment in Miami, while his wife, Krista, appears to still live in San Francisco.
The authorities confirmed his transfer to the hospital, but he died of his injuries in the first hours.
Officials have yet to make an arrest, and the San Francisco Police Department has not released any details on the suspect.
In a statement, they said: “Officers returned assistance and called paramedics to the scene. Police said in a statement that the victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Despite the efforts of paramedics and medical personnel, the victim succumbed to his injuries.
Dubbed “Crazy Bob” by friends, Lee has been an active investor in several companies, such as SpaceX, Clubhouse, and Figma.
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter and Tesla, also commented on the horrific incident, asking the San Francisco DA what it was doing to “lock up repeat violent offenders.”
Bob, a photographer with his wife, Krista, and two daughters, decided to stay an extra day in San Francisco on a business trip
Other friends claim Lee was “targeted” in a “random robbery and attack” despite being in a “good” part of town
Officials have yet to make an arrest, and the San Francisco Police Department has not released any details on the suspect
Heartbroken friends and colleagues paid tribute to the tech executive, with Joshua Goldbard saying, “My heart is broken tonight.”
He added, “Bob was a force of nature. He helped us give birth to Android and CashApp into our world.
Mobi was his dream: a privacy-protecting wallet for the 21st century. I will miss him every day.
Bill Barhit added, “Bob was a father, former CTO of Square where he created the Cash App and CTO of Mobile Coin.
“He was a decent and decent human being who did not deserve to be killed.”
It’s true, said Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. receiving calls. Heartbreaking. Bob has been instrumental in the Square and Cash app. Man of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Heartbroken friends and colleagues paid tribute to the tech executive, with Joshua Goldbard saying: ‘My heart is broken tonight’
Dubbed “Crazy Bob” by friends, Lee has been an active investor in several companies, such as SpaceX, Clubhouse, and Figma.
The authorities confirmed his transfer to the hospital, but he died of his injuries in the first hours
The founder of cryptocurrency and payments company MobileCoin has worked with Lee for two years, serving as Product Director since November 2021.
Lee was previously the chief technology officer of Square — which recently renamed itself to Block — when it developed and launched Square Cash in 2013.
Since that time, the brand has grown into a Cash App, with tens of millions of users in the US and UK.
Prior to that, Lee worked as a software engineer at Google from 2004 to 2010, where he helped design the core library for Android.
Police are urging anyone with information to come forward by calling the SFPD Information Line 415-575-4444.
