Cash App founder Bob Lee screamed in agony as he desperately told a 911 operator ‘Help, someone stabbed me’, after he was knifed on a busy California street near the Google offices.
West Coast residents have slammed the killing as it follows a disturbing violent crime wave that has plagued the region in recent years.
Lee was seen clutching his side with one hand with his cellphone in the other as he pleaded for help from emergency responders.
He was discovered with two stab wounds to the chest, but he was tragically pronounced dead after being rushed to San Francisco General Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Tech executive and investor Bob Lee, who helped create Android and Cash App, was stabbed to death in San Francisco on Tuesday night
Moments after Lee was stabbed, he reportedly stumbled up Main Street away from San Francisco’s Bay Bridge at around 2:30am.
After crossing the street and leaving a trail of blood through the intersection, he walked towards a parked car with its hazard lights on.
Disturbing images obtained by The San Francisco Standard, which DailyMail.com has not independently verified, then showed Lee approaching a white Toyota Camry, which some have speculated may have been a ride share he called for help.
But after lifting up his shirt and revealing his stab wounds, the car callously drives away.
Lee then staggers up the hill and collapses in front of 403 Main Street, an apartment complex named the Portside.
Lee was stabbed and walked up Main Street (pictured), with the Bay Bridge behind him, at 2:30am on Tuesday
Lee, who was dubbed ‘Crazy Bob’ by friends, was an active investor in numerous companies, such as SpaceX, Clubhouse and Figma
At some point after the car fled the scene, Lee dialed 911 and repeatedly pleaded for help, reportedly screaming to be rushed to a hospital.
According to the Standard, the tech mogul called 911 at 2:34am, and police arrived at the scene in under six minutes.
However, police said Lee was already unconscious when they arrived. No arrests or suspects have yet been announced.
In a press conference Wednesday evening, SFPD Chief Bill Scott declined to offer a motive for the attack and declined to speculate if it was targeted or random.
‘I have nothing to share yet,’ he said. ‘We don’t want to be premature and definitely we don’t want to speculate so we are going to be thoughtful about following the evidence and we’ll put out what we’ll put out as soon as we can.’
Lee was the chief financial officer of Square, the app founded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, before launching the mobile payment company Cash App. Dorsey was among those expressing shock and sadness at Lee’s murder.
Police were called to the 300 block of Main Street near the entrance of a high-rise and found the dad-of-two suffering from multiple stab wounds
San Francisco residents have pointed to the attack as just the latest in a horrifying crime wave that has gripped the West Coast.
Lee had left the region six months ago and had moved to Miami, but was back in the city on business. He extended his trip by one day, and was murdered.
He did comment on San Francisco deteriorating, which is why he actually had just relocated to Miami,’ said Jake Shields, a champion UFC fighter who knew Lee well.
Elon Musk was also among those commenting on Lee’s murder, and asked the San Francisco district attorney, Brooke Jenkins, what she is doing to ‘incarcerate repeated violent offenders’.
Musk said, in response to a tweet expressing sorrow at Lee’s death: ‘Very sorry to hear that. Many people I know have been severely assaulted. 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 Brooke Jenkins?’
UFC fighter Jake Shields says his late friend Bob Lee left San Francisco for Miami over fears about rising crime – only to be stabbed to death during a return trip to the City by the Bay
Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk also commented on the horrific incident, asking the San Francisco DA what she is doing to ‘incarcerate repeated violent offenders’
