Leroy N. Soetoro
2023-04-06 18:29:53 UTC
<https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65191466>
The founder of multibillion-dollar tech company Cash App, Bob Lee, was
fatally stabbed near San Francisco city centre on Tuesday, his family has
said.
Police found a 43-year-old man with stab wounds and treated him before he
later died in hospital.
His father, Rick Lee, confirmed his son - who was also the ex-chief
technology officer at Square - had been killed.
San Francisco officials have been criticised for their response to a wave
of violent crime in recent years.
The latest crime data suggests the city is one of the most-dangerous in
the US.
'I lost my best friend'
Police officers responded to reports of the stabbing on Tuesday at around
02:35 local time (10:35 BST).
The San Francisco Standard viewed CCTV footage that shows Mr Lee walking
down a deserted alleyway, seemingly looking for help.
Mr Lee is seen stumbling towards a parked car and lifting up his shirt to
reveal his wound, but the vehicle drives off before the tech entrepreneur
falls to the ground.
Police found Mr Lee unconscious in the Rincon Hill neighbourhood with two
stab wounds to his chest, and started to administer aid before rushing him
to hospital, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Mr Lee's father posted a message on Facebook on Wednesday saying: "I just
lost my best friend, my son Bob Lee when he lost his life on the street in
San Francisco early Tuesday morning."
Mr Lee was living in Miami, Florida, but he was visiting San Francisco for
a leadership summit and was staying on to see friends, according to BBC's
US partner, CBS News.
Tim Oliver Lee, Mr Lee's brother, also posted on Facebook: "He really was
the best of us. I was so fortunate to grow up with him, and I feel like
I've lost part of myself."
At his time of death, Mr Lee was the chief product officer of the
cryptocurrency company MobileCoin.
"He was a generous decent human being who didn't deserve to be killed,"
said Bill Barhydt, CEO of Abra, a cryptocurrency company, on Twitter,
noting that Mr Lee also was a father.
Cash App is a smartphone-based payment app that allows person-to-person
money transfers and is now worth $40bn (£32bn), according to Forbes.
Since launching in 2013, its user base has skyrocketed, hitting seven
million monthly active users in 2017, and climbing to 30 million in 2020.
Mr Lee's death has prompted renewed criticism of violent crime in the
Californian city.
Tesla founder and Twitter chief executive Elon Musk responded to tributes
to Mr Lee, saying: "Violent crime in [San Francisco] is horrific and even
if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately."
Data from 2021 shows that residents there face a 1-in-16 chance each year
of being a victim of property or violent crime, according to the Hoover
Institution, a policy research think tank - making the city more dangerous
than 98% of US cities.
Homicides have been a particular issue for San Francisco since the
pandemic.
There were 56 homicides in the city in 2021 and 2022, and preliminary
police data shows there have been 12 homicides in San Francisco so far
this year.
San Francisco police have yet to identify a suspect in this case, and no
arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.
Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco district attorney, tweeted a tip line number
and wrote "we do not tolerate these horrific acts of violence in San
Francisco".
San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in a statement that "the homicide of
Bob Lee is a horrible tragedy" and sought to assure residents the city was
"prioritising public safety".
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The founder of multibillion-dollar tech company Cash App, Bob Lee, was
fatally stabbed near San Francisco city centre on Tuesday, his family has
said.
Police found a 43-year-old man with stab wounds and treated him before he
later died in hospital.
His father, Rick Lee, confirmed his son - who was also the ex-chief
technology officer at Square - had been killed.
San Francisco officials have been criticised for their response to a wave
of violent crime in recent years.
The latest crime data suggests the city is one of the most-dangerous in
the US.
'I lost my best friend'
Police officers responded to reports of the stabbing on Tuesday at around
02:35 local time (10:35 BST).
The San Francisco Standard viewed CCTV footage that shows Mr Lee walking
down a deserted alleyway, seemingly looking for help.
Mr Lee is seen stumbling towards a parked car and lifting up his shirt to
reveal his wound, but the vehicle drives off before the tech entrepreneur
falls to the ground.
Police found Mr Lee unconscious in the Rincon Hill neighbourhood with two
stab wounds to his chest, and started to administer aid before rushing him
to hospital, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Mr Lee's father posted a message on Facebook on Wednesday saying: "I just
lost my best friend, my son Bob Lee when he lost his life on the street in
San Francisco early Tuesday morning."
Mr Lee was living in Miami, Florida, but he was visiting San Francisco for
a leadership summit and was staying on to see friends, according to BBC's
US partner, CBS News.
Tim Oliver Lee, Mr Lee's brother, also posted on Facebook: "He really was
the best of us. I was so fortunate to grow up with him, and I feel like
I've lost part of myself."
At his time of death, Mr Lee was the chief product officer of the
cryptocurrency company MobileCoin.
"He was a generous decent human being who didn't deserve to be killed,"
said Bill Barhydt, CEO of Abra, a cryptocurrency company, on Twitter,
noting that Mr Lee also was a father.
Cash App is a smartphone-based payment app that allows person-to-person
money transfers and is now worth $40bn (£32bn), according to Forbes.
Since launching in 2013, its user base has skyrocketed, hitting seven
million monthly active users in 2017, and climbing to 30 million in 2020.
Mr Lee's death has prompted renewed criticism of violent crime in the
Californian city.
Tesla founder and Twitter chief executive Elon Musk responded to tributes
to Mr Lee, saying: "Violent crime in [San Francisco] is horrific and even
if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately."
Data from 2021 shows that residents there face a 1-in-16 chance each year
of being a victim of property or violent crime, according to the Hoover
Institution, a policy research think tank - making the city more dangerous
than 98% of US cities.
Homicides have been a particular issue for San Francisco since the
pandemic.
There were 56 homicides in the city in 2021 and 2022, and preliminary
police data shows there have been 12 homicides in San Francisco so far
this year.
San Francisco police have yet to identify a suspect in this case, and no
arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.
Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco district attorney, tweeted a tip line number
and wrote "we do not tolerate these horrific acts of violence in San
Francisco".
San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in a statement that "the homicide of
Bob Lee is a horrible tragedy" and sought to assure residents the city was
"prioritising public safety".
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: ***@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.