Flowers and cards left as people paying tribute to Bob Lee near the Portside apartment building in San Francisco, California, United States on April 7, 2023.
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San Francisco police arrested a suspect linked to the fatal stabbing of tech executive Bob Lee early Thursday morning, Mission Local reported.
San Francisco jail records show a 38-year-old suspect was booked Thursday morning on suspicion of murder.
Mission Local said police had a warrant to arrest the suspect, who is reportedly someone Lee knew. Police detained the suspect in Emeryville, according to the news site. Lee’s ex-wife, Krista Lee, corroborated to KTVU that a man was arrested in Emeryville in connection with the stabbing death.
The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and SFGATE is not naming the suspect until SFPD confirms the arrest. The department announced Thursday morning that it will hold a press conference today at 12:30 p.m. with an update “on the developments of the homicide investigation.”
Lee, who created Cash App as chief technology officer at Square, died after being stabbed just after 2:30 a.m. on April 4 in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighborhood, according to SFPD. Few details have been released, although surveillance video and audio indicate that Lee was able to call 911 after he was stabbed.
Lee had a long history as a software engineer, investor and executive at Silicon Valley tech companies. At the time of his death, he was the chief product officer for MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency startup. “Bob was made for the new world,” MobileCoin founder Joshua Goldbard wrote in a statement following Lee’s death. “He was the quintessential creator, leader, and consummate hacker.”
This breaking news story has been updated.
