San Francisco's DA called out Elon Musk for his 'reckless and irresponsible' tweet about Bob Lee's death
The San Francisco Police Department said in a press conference on Thursday that a suspect, 38-year-old Nima Momeni,following Lee's fatal stabbing last week. The 43-year-old was the founder of Cash App and former CTO of Square; at the time of his death, he was working as the chief product officer of another fintech company, MobileCoin.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said during the press conference that there is evidence that Momeni knew Lee."Very sorry to hear that. Many people I know have been severely assaulted," Musk hadabout Lee's death last week."Violent crime in SF is horrific and even if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately. Is the city taking stronger action to incarcerate repeat violent offenders?" he asked, tagging Jenkins in the tweet.
In the press conference Thursday, Jenkins said Musk's tweet"spreads misinformation at a time when the police are trying to solve a very difficult case." "While we are not going to release any additional facts at this time, I must point out that reckless and irresponsible statements like those contained in Mr. Musk's tweet that assumes incorrect circumstances about Mr.
Jack Dorsey, who cofounded Twitter, said Lee's death was"heartbreaking." Lee was the CTO of Square, Dorsey's fintech company, from 2010 to 2014.Several tech executives and VCs who commented on Lee's death via Twitter shared concerns about crime and safety in San Francisco, and others had speculated that he'd been killed in a random attack.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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