Prosecutors say the CashApp founder’s killing is a “planned and deliberate attack” in court documents.
The investigation into the murder of CashApp founder, Bob Lee is currently ongoing.
Mr Lee was found unconscious on a San Francisco street early in the morning of April 4, 2023.
He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Tech executive and friend to Mr Lee, Nima Momeni, has been arrested as the main suspect in the case.
Mr Momeni has been charged with murder.
In Court
According to prosecutors, an argument ensued over the sister of the suspect charged in his killing.
A witness told police that Mr Momeni questioned Mr Lee about his sister the night before the stabbing, according to court documents.
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Prosecutors say the CashApp founder’s killing is a “planned and deliberate attack” in court documents.
Also, they set out the timeline of events that led to his death.
The Events
The witness, Mr Lee, and Mr Momeni’s sister Khazar Elyassnia were said to have been drinking with friends.
This was at an apartment on the afternoon of April 3.
There, Mr Momeni confronted Mr Lee about his relationship with Mrs Elyassnia, the witness said.
He questioned Mr Lee about whether his sister was “doing drugs or anything inappropriate”, prosecutors say.
Mr Lee “had to reassure (Mr Momeni) nothing inappropriate happened”.
Mrs Elyassnia is married to a prominent plastic surgeon in the Bay Area.
However, the witness said they did not know the nature of the relationship between her and Mr Lee.
Investigators discovered a text message from Mrs Elyassnia to Mr Lee following the exchange.
“Just wanted to make sure your doing ok”, the message read.
“Cause I know my nima came down wayyyyyyy hard on you. And thank you for being such a classy man handling it with class.”
Shortly after midnight, Mr Lee was seen at Mrs Elyassnia’s apartment.
However, Mr Momeni was already there and CCTV footage shows Mr Lee and Mr Momeni leaving together in Mr Momeni’s BMW about a half hour before the murder.
Prosecutors claim Mr Momeni drove to a secluded area where he stabbed Mr Lee with a kitchen knife.
Mr Momeni made his first court appearance on Friday and has been ordered to be held without bail.
He will be arraigned on April 25.
