Summary:
- Cash App creator Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighborhood early on April 4th.
- No arrests have been made yet, and details about potential suspects remain undisclosed.
- Lee’s colleagues and the tech community mourn his death, remembering him as a brilliant and influential figure.
San Francisco, CA – Bob Lee, the creator of the popular mobile payment service Cash App, was found fatally stabbed early Tuesday morning, April 4th, near downtown San Francisco.
Lee, 43, was also operating as the Chief Product Officer of MobileCoin at the time of his death.
NBC reported that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) responded to a stabbing victim around 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday.
Upon arrival, officers found Lee suffering from multiple stab wounds outside a high-rise building on the 300 block of Main Street in the Rincon Hill neighborhood.
Lee was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
No arrests have been made, and details about potential suspects have yet to be released by the police. The SFPD’s statement mentioned that “officers rendered aid and summoned medics to the scene.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Despite efforts by first responders and medical personnel, the victim succumbed to his injuries.”
Following the news of Lee’s tragic death, numerous individuals from the tech industry expressed their grief and condolences on social media.
Joshua Goldbard, the CEO of MobileCoin, where Lee had worked since November 2021, stated on Twitter, “My heart is broken tonight.”
Goldbard also told ABC7 News, “Bob was a force of nature. Helped to birth Android and Cash App into our world. Moby was his dream: a privacy-protecting wallet for the 21st Century. I will miss him every day.”
Another colleague wrote, “Was scheduled to work on @mobilecoin with you tomorrow AM @crazybob. You always believed in me; I’ll be forever grateful. Committed to seeing this project for as long as the Team will have me, to the very end.”
Others remembered Lee as “one of the realest, most brilliant humans” they had ever met, and said that he was “one of a kind” and that his memory would be “a blessing.”
During his career, Lee worked at Google, where he contributed to the development of Android’s core library and the launch of its widely successful operating system.
He later founded the social network Present and collaborated with the World Health Organization on its mobile app during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The investigation into Lee’s death is ongoing, and the police have urged anyone with information that could aid their inquiry to come forward. As of now, no arrests have been made in connection with Lee’s untimely demise.
