out sourcing firm. >> nima is an i.t. professional. he handed us a stack of cards when we first met and said if you ever need i.t. help give us a call. >> very jovial, down to earth kind of person. >> reporter: this man worked with momeni a few years back. the start up company he worked for at the time hired the i.t. specialist to set up their network. he says he never saw any red flags. >> every interaction i had with him, always very cordial, very accommodative, very much with a smile on his face. never anything untoward or any signs of anger. >> reporter: while police say nima momeni and alleged victim tech executive bob lee knew each other the nature of their relationship is unknown. adding to the mystery neighbors say a woman was knocking on doors in the building at 2:30 in the morning on april 3rd. just one night before the murder. according to the facebook post the woman was roaming the hallways and screaming nima. the cameras captured the dark haired woman's strange behavior. >> they looked at security footage and there was a w

jenkins also say nima momeni acquired a lawyer before his arrest.awyer attends to impose that attention saying he's not a flight risk and will enter a plea of not guilty. >> my client is a super nice person. his family loves him and supports him and there is so much more to this and a much greater back story then is disclosed at all in the government's pleadings. >> with the arraignment moved the suspects sister remain close to her husband as they were taken away in a truck with blacked out plates. in san francisco, jia vega, nbc bay area news. >> you can read the court documents on a website, nbcbayarea.com . just click on the bob lee tab at the top of our homepage. >>> scandal growing. nearly half of antioch's police are involved in racist and homophobic text chains that rocked in the community and the fallout is escalating with the contra custody contra costa -- nbc bay area stephanie megan joins us with the latest. >> reporter: the situation is escalating. when we first learned about the fbi investigation we knew at least 17 officers were involv

late today, i spoke with nima momeni's attorney for an exclusive one-on-one interview. >> nima momeni, i presume you've had several private conversations with him. what's his demeanor when you speak with him one-on-one? >> well, it's complicated because, i mean, i'm in a jail setting. you know, he's upset, and, you know, it's just a terrible situation for everybody involved. it's just trauma begets trauma begets trauma. so he prays a lot. so that's actually a good thing to do in this situation, i think. >> if this gets to a jury here, nima momeni has a checkered legal past of a knife-related charge, i believe, a dui, and also a domestic violence charge in emeryville. does that stick in court, and how do you convince a jury that your client's innocent? >> well, luckily i don't have that obligation of, you know, to prove my client's innocence. the prosecution has the duty to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he's guilty. in terms of the various, you know, charges that you've mentioned, the dui has got to be 15 years old. there is no domestic violence case. the august 2022 incident ar

they got into esther nima momeni 's vehicle. he was driving. they ended up in the area of the stabbing, and that is where they exited the vehicle and approximately five minutes later is when the stabbing took place. then, as you know, we have all viewed a video of mr. lee attempting to call 911 and find help and not being able to be successful with that. so, to that extent, yes, he was left to die. kristen: that is just a fraction of the new details we learned today from d.a. jenkins moments ago. larry: we learned more about the case in the timeline and documents released by the d.a.'s office. kristen: cornell barnard is live with more details. cornell: there is a lot to unpack the court documents, where prosecutors say the crime was planned and deliberate, possibly stemming from an argument between the victim, the suspect, about the suspect's sister. the 38-year-old murder suspect momeni was in court where his family sent heart symbols with their hands. >> the charges are serious. he has been charged order. cornell: it p.m. on april 3, when le

authorities say nima momeni an li were both tied to tech. the arrest comes nine days after the attack that happened in the early hours of april 4. lee was in town on a work summit when surveillance video captured the moments after he was stabbed along main street near harrison. lee was seen struggling. an abc news insider said they had the suspect under surveillance the last couple of days. momeni's neighbors described him as someone everybody knew. his arrest was made yesterday morning. >> i think the biggest thing is that, hopefully, this gets justice for bob and his family. >> the defense is going to be looking at all aspects of this case, and they may argue that this at most was a manslaughter and not premeditated. that is what is so interesting about the weapon. why was a knife used? that is not what you would normally think of in a premeditated type killing. amanda: sources tell abc 7 news that police were seen at nima momeni's sisters home yesterday morning, i location four blocks from where lee was found with stab wounds last week te

brooke jenkins offered the most basic information about the investigation and the arrest of 38-year-old nima momeni of emeryville. >> we can confirm mr. lee and mr. momeni knew each other. however, we will not be able to provide further details at this time regarding the evidence that confirms that information. >> the specific charges we are filing today include murder in violation of penal code section 187 as well as a special allegation also known as an enhancement alleging that the murder was committed with a knife. >> reporter: someone who works near the crime scene described to us san francisco police recovering a 5 to 6-inch knife from a caltrans lot just feet away from where the police marked the beginning of a trail of blood on the sidewalk on main street. momeni and lee had been driving together in downtown san francisco when they had some kind of confrontation that ended with the stabbing. the police chief and district attorney would not confirm any details about how the two knee knee -- knew each other or met up except to say a search warrant was executed in san francisco and mome

in fact he has been identified as another tech entrepreneur, 38-year-old nima momeni of emeryville. he is the founder of an i.t. consulting company. he has been booked on suspicion of murder. officers arrested momeni this morning at the condo building in emeryville where he lived and worked. both the police chief and d.a. are staying tightlipped on the investigation and the evidence that pointed toward him. >> we served two search warrants in san francisco and an arrest warrant and search warrant in emeryville. we can't say anything about the motive, but we know they know each other. the evidence has told us that. inveigation. we truly are at the beginning of the road. >> but we have learned more details from a source close to this investigation. we are told momeni and cash app founder bob lee were recorded leaving the millennium tower together prior to the stabbing on main street in the early hours of april 4. security cameras later caught lee injured and stumbling on the sidewalk. he later died at the hospital. another source close to lee says he did not really know momeni, but wa

tech entrepreneur nima momeni is currently under arrest for the murder.cutors say lee had been drinking earlier that afternoon with friends, including a woman identified as momeni's sister, according to a witness who was with them. at one point, the witness noticed lee and nima momeni having a conversation. apparently, the defendant was questioning lee regarding whether his sister was doing drugs or anything inappropriate. lee tried to reassure him, nothing inappropriate had . lar, surveillance otage shows lee and momeni leaving his sister's building in a bmw in the early hours of april 4th. surveillance video then shows the bmw drive to a dark and secluded area. the two men get out of the car, and lee is eventually seen walking away. these security camera images posted by london's "daily mail" show lee injured. the bmw leaves at a high rate of speed in the area where the knife was recovered. according to documents, investigators were able to unlock lee's phones and found a text message from the suspect's sister saying "just wanted to make sure you are do

obtained by the daily mail caught bob lee stumbling for help, police have made an arrest. 38-year-old nima momemi is charged with murder. momemi and lee knew each other. a friend is shocked. >> always in a good mood and happy. that's why i think it's surprising that it was a friend that killed him. that was the last person he was with. in my mind, i asked, should we be looking into this guy? >> reporter: lee's friend learned through text. >> members of the san francisco police department's investigations bureau and tactical unit served an order. >> reporter: police executed to search warrants. they won't say yet what happened between lee and momemi that fateful night. the pair were driving together downtown when a confrontation erupted and lee was stabbed. someone told nbc bay area news, they saw police recover a 5 to 6-inch knife. the district attorney is charging momemi with murder with an enhancement alleging that it was committed with a knife. >> this is very much an ongoing investigation and my job is to make sure that nothing is compromised. >> we have other homicides that we work ju

nima momeni's appearance was delayed. we learned more about what happened in the early hours of april 4th. a lot of this is based on an account from that unidentified witness and it starts here at an apartment on the 1500 block of mission street where lee, the witness, and kazar were having drinks around 3:30 p.m. then bob lee and the witness went to lee's hotel where the witness overheard a call between lee and the suspect asking is his sister was doing drugs or anything inappropriate. the witness said lee had to reassure the defendant nothing inappropriate happened. the documents say lee showed onto kazar's home around 2:30 in the morning. her brother was also there. now at 2:03, surveillance footage shows nima and lee leaving in the suspect's bmw. the two got out of the carrened a talked on the sidewalk about five minutes. investigators think that is when momeni stabbed lee with a kitchen knife three times. once in the hip and twice in the chest. lee is shown looking for help as the defendant sped away in his bmw. he d

of what happened in the hours before bob lee was stabbed to death, as well as his relationship to nima momeni, the fellow tech entrepreneur now charged with his murder. anne makovec is in the studio now, laying out what we have learned. a lot has come out. >> reporter: a lot from court documents today. we know that the to know each other from the suspects sister. he was apparently concerned that she and bob lee may have been using drugs and about possible inappropriate contact. investigators believe that anger led to murder. the sister showed up in court today. her name is khazar momeni. she is married to a san francisco plastic surgeon, on the right. it is unclear what kind of relationship lee and the sister were in, but they had known each other for several years and investigators say bob lee, one of his close friends, and khazar momeni were drinking together at an apartment on mission on the afternoon of april 3. he told investigators he was not sure if bob lee and khazar were in a romantic relationship, but he did indicate that her marriage may have been in jeopardy. hours later th

police arrested 38-year-old nima momeni yesterday on a murder charge. they say the two men knew each other. jonathan vigliotti explains. >> reporter: these haunting security camera images posted by london's "daily mail" show the final moments of bob lee's life. police say that brutal stabbing was not a random attack. >> we can confirm that mr. lee and mr. momeni knew each other. >> reporter: san francisco's police chief says 38-year-old nima momeni, who owns a tech company, was arrested in the suburb of emryville and booked on one charge of murder. officers confronted him with bullhorns. law enforcement did not give details or a motive for the killing, but sources tell the san francisco publication "mission local" that the two were driving together in a car through downtown san francisco during the early hours of april 4th when, quote, some manner of confrontation allegedly commenced. >> this is more about human nature and human behavior than it is about our city. >> reporter: lee's fatal stabbing quickly gained national attention. tech industry leaders

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the man accused in the murder nima momeni, had his first court appearance today. the san francisco da brooke jenkins talked about why they believe the stabbing was premeditated. >> at this point we are very much looking at first-degree murder. this is a person who was in his vehicle with a kitchen knife, not something most of us carry around at all times with us so this was something that he intended to do. >> nbc bay area's sergio quintana is at san francisco's hall of justice with a closer look at the investigation and possible motive. >> court documents released today suggest a fight over the suspect's younger sister may be the motive for the killing and also include a basic timeline of the hours before bob lee was murdered. the timeline relice on an interview with an unknown witness with bob lee much of the night and video from several cameras. the alleged killer's sister was among those who attended today's hearing. the prosecution evidence outlined today focuses on first a party in an apartment on mission street where lee apparently met momeni's sister khaza

nima moomeni's arraignment is april 25th.awyer says she intends to impose the detention of momeni, saying he is not a flight risk. she'll into a plea of not guilty on his behalf. you can read those court documents on our website, nbcbayarea.com. click on "bob lee" at the top of our homepage. >>> a santa clara councilman is now facing charges he lied while under the oath. in october, a civil grand jury was investigating the san francisco 49ers for trying to stack the santa clara city council with team-friendly members, including that man you saw there, council member anthony becker. before the jury planned to release the report, someone leaked it to the niners. that leak then triggered a criminal grand jury investigation. prosecutors accused becker of leaking that report and then lying to the grand jury about leaking it while under oath. councilman becker did not respond to our request for comment. he is scheduled to be arraigned monday. >>> we're going to turn now to the warriors, waking up in sacramento this morning for play

nima momeni momi made his first court appearance today after being arrested and charged with bob lee's murder. thanks for joining us on kron. 4 news at 6. i'm ken wayne and i'm catherine heenan. court documents are revealing new details about how the victim and the suspect knew each other. >> kron four's dan kerman reports. >> court documents suggest nima momeni the man accused of killing tech entrepreneur bob lee. newly through momeni sister cameras were barred from the courtroom as mommy made his first court appearance friday. the matter was continued. april 25th because the defendants attorneys out of town family attended the hearing in flash symbols of love back and forth. court documents allege before leaving the millennium tower together, the victim and the defendant had a dispute revolving around the defendant's sister who lives there. prosecutors say we know through a text message from fend in sister to victim defendant was previously upset with victim and came down him. the 2 men left an apartment in millennium tower. >> prior to the stabbing they got into mister moment. he's

. >> an attorney for 38-year-old nima momeni asked for more time. ♪ ♪ >> my residents are one minuteorah: a cbs news investigation, why a texas hospital is forced to close. did investors walk away with millions? >> it became less about people and more about profits. ♪ ♪ >> norah: and remembering harry belafonte, the trailblazing singer and civil rights icon. ♪ daylight come and me want go home ♪ >> artists are the gatekeepers of truth. we are civilization's moral compass. ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we want to begin with some breaking news. senior administration officials tell cbs news that the isis leader behind the 2021 suicide bombing at the kabul airport has been killed. 13 u.s. service members died in that terror attack, and 45 others were injured. at least 170 afghans were also killed. the white house did not release the terrorist's name, but described the senior islamic state leader as the mastermind of the assault. it happened at an airport entrance known as abbey gate, where people were gathering, hoping to get out of afgha

. >> reporter: tonight, nima momeni the man who stabbed tech executive bob lead toents prosutoraccused h planned and deliberate attack. outside the courtroom the suspect's sister now at the center of the case. court documents allege bob lee new nima momeni's sister who lived in the luxury millennium tower apartment building. they say lead, the sister and a friend spent the afternoon drinking hours before leave's death and that momeni later confronted lee asking if his sister had been doing drugs or anything inappropriate. league reassuring him nothing inappropriate had happened. police say later that night lee joined momeni and his sister at the millennium tower and that cameras would show the two men driving off in momeni's bmw around 2:00 a.m. to a dark secluded later area. minutes later lee is seen walking away and injured. prosecutors say he was stabbed three times. one penetrating his heart. a 4-inch kitchen like was recovered with blood on it. >> the patient is at 365 main and harrison. >> reporter: police piecing together the final moments with surveillance images like these obt

police also recovered a text message sent from her to lee saying, quote, nima came way down hard. and about 20 members of lee's family were in court today. meanwhile, momeni's attorney says he will plead not guilty when he's arraigned on may 2nd, norah. >> jonathan vigliotti, thank you very much. >>> there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." dove 0% is different. we left alumut and put unbeatable 48 hours freshness and 1 quarter moisturizers... in. dove 0% aluminum deodorant. instantly dry feel and kind on skin. ladies... welcome to my digestive system. when your gut and vaginal bacteria are off balance. you may feel it. but just one align women's probiotic daily helps soothe digestive upsets. and support vaginal health. welcome to an align gut. hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. wow. so sudden. um, we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" conversation again, are we? no, we're having the "we're getting coverage so we don't have to wo

i saw nima momeni in court wearing that infamous jumpsuit. he is the brother and legal partner of paula kenny representing momeni in this case. paul is on vacation and wanted to be on vacation so the judge granted that request. robert kenny, one of his attorneys talk to us after court. >> he has friends and family here to support the fax as to what did not occur will come out over time. >> obviously, there is still a lot for us to sort through when it comes to those charging documents. stick with kpix and the cbs news bay area for the remainder of the day as we dissect those documents. >> the trial was very short but any reaction from nima momeni? >> he seemed like he was pretty much stale for lack of a better word. he walked in , in that jumpsuit and listened i could not see his face but based on his body language, he just seemed to be there, just stale , waiting to hear what went down. we do know that arraignment has and pushed back about two weeks to april 25th. >> you can read more details about the moments in the first court appearance o

san francisco police arresting a fellow tech entrepreneur, 38 year old nima momeni, charging with him in what prosecutors are calling a planned and deliberate attack. >> we can confirm that mr. lee and mr. momeni knew each other. >> prosecutors say lee knew momeni's sister who lived in a tower apartment building. court documents released today allege lee, the sister and friend spent the afternoon drinking hours before lee's death. momeni questioned lee about his relationship about momeni's sister asking if his sister had been doing drugs or anything inappropriate. lee reassuring him noggin appropriate had happened. according to the court documents, surveillance video shows momeni and lee leaving the towers at 2:03 a.m. momeni then allegedly driving lee to a secluded street where he stabbed the tech executive multiple times with a kitchen knife. >> at this point in time we are still very much looking at first degree murder. this is a person who was in his vehicle with a kitchen knife, not something most of us carry around at all times with us. so that this was something that he intende

not allowed in the court, but our reporters say they went inside and the hearing was brief and that nima momeni made a heart symbol with his hands and his sister and her husband made the same symbol back. the arraignment was pushed back to later this month. he's going to stay in jail until then. so what exactly happened leading up to that crime? here's what court documents reveal today. events began to unfold hours before the stabbing. the afternoon actually of april 3rd. momeni's sister and lee were at a party at an apartment on mission street and then went their separate ways. later that day, a witness said he heard lee talking with momeni on the phone. during that conversation, he asked if his sister was doing drug orz anything appropriate. in the evening, lee and momeni end up at the millennium tower. they went into the sister's apartment. they both left at 2:00 in the morning and got into momeni's car. this is really important. from there, the documents say that momeni parked his car in a dark area on main street one block from where bob lee was found. and in that video, although yo

the text message said, quote, nima came down with a hard on you.aid to be arraigned next week. >>> still ahead at 5:00 -- >> 100% it affects taxpayers. >> credit card skimmers taking money without you realizing it until it is too late. we will let you know who is most at risk and the step you can take to protect your money. >>> a ruling today in a lawsuit between apple and the game developer behind fortnite. >>> one of our favorite community events is back. we look at the headliners and what it will take to get the venue >>> right now on cbs news bay area, a long-awaited trial between a tobacco giant and a bay area school district is underway. what's at stake. >>> a controversial symbol of bay area's past is standing no longer. >>> how the entertainment world is remembering music and civil rights icon harry belafonte. >>> data shows skimming crimes were thieves steal card information while it is still with you jumped more than 300% last year. >> so disappointing and scary. right now criminals are really focusing on one of the most vulnerable popula

lee, a man described as a witness, nima momeni's sister, and another woman were drinking at an apartment on mission street. lee and the witness left and went to his hotel along the embarcadero. that is where the witness hurriedly speaking with momeni about the suspect's sister. tuesday, april 4, lee was seen on surveillance camerasas enterg the millennium tower. cameras captured momeni's arrival hours earlier. they leave together around 2 a.m. 30 minutes later, the police respond to 365 main street where they find lee fatally wounded, stabbed three times, one stabbed and penetrating his heart. despite the new details that are still many more questions. tim johns has been going through the court documents obtained earlier today and joins us live in the newsroom with more. reporter: allegedly happened the morning that lee was murdered. the san francisco district attorney held a news conference and i was there to get more answers. after the arraignment of 38-year-old murder suspect nima momeni was pushed back, san francisco da brooks jenkins appearing before the media friday afternoon. earl

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now, the man arrested for that murder, 38-year-old nima momeni of emeryville. police say they knew each other, but they're not saying much more about how or what possible motive there might be in this case. police also aren't releasing much more about what happened before the stabbing. however, according to mission local, the two had been driving together downtown in san francisco when some kind of confrontation erupted and ended with the stabbing. >> i heard this bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, and i don't know what it was. it sounds like something hitting metal. >> we also know the police served two search warrants today, one in san francisco, the other in emeryville. according to his business card, momeni founded a company called expand it. a neighbor and former co-worker described him as polite, even friendly. >> it was shocking to us because he was a very nice neighbor, very kind, very professional gentleman. >> every interaction that i had with him, it was always very cordial, very accommodative, very much with like a smile on his face. never anything, you

nima, nima. you know one thing that's been a specially i think disturbing about this conflict.is it happening within khartoum ? you and i both have connections to sudan. i was actually born in khartoum. my parents spent years living there for people who perhaps have not been to that part of the world who have not been to sudan. help us understand what that city is like. straddles two niles. it's at the confluence of the two niles and of course i'm biased because it's my hometown. but i never feel like i'm home until i cross the meeting point of the two niles between, um and undermanned, which is the other side of the administrative capital, and i think you know there's a story that my mother told me when i called her earlier because today's he'd and i ran to check in on them their home in carton. and i asked normally, aid is such a time of festivity. and she said, you know, people are still trying to find ways calling each other they're seeking to celebrate. and then that cartoon wow. i'm so glad you shared that story. nima wonderful to know that people are still trying to resu

investigators believe accused murderer nima momeni was angry with bob lee over lee's relationship with this woman. her name is khazar momeni. she is married to a san francisco plastic surgeon, seen on the right. it's unclear what relationship lee and the sister were in, but investigators say they had known each other for years. >> it aps somehow a friend of this woman and that is what the connection is between the two men. >> reporter: and newly released court papers, investigators say tech executive bob lee, a close friend identified only as witness one, and khazar momeni were drinking at an apartment on mission street on the afternoon of april 3. in the charging documents, investigators road, female was married, but the relationship had possibly been in jeopardy. witness one was unsure if victim and female had an intimate relationship. investigators say a few hours later, bob lee and his friend went to lee's hotel. in the hotel room, witness one overheard a conversation between lee and accused killer, nima momeni. the defendant was questioning lee if his sister was doing drugs or any

investigators believe accused murderer nima momeni was angry with bob lee over his relationship with this woman, momeni's younger sister. she is married to a san francisco plastic surgeon, seen on the right. it is unclear what kind of relationship lee and the sister were in, but investigators say they had known each other for years. >> it appears from witness statement that mister lee is somehow a friend and that is the connection between the men. >> reporter: and newly released court papers, investigators say tech executive bob lee, a close friend identified only as witness one, and khazar momeni were drinking at an apartment on the afternoon of april 3. in the charging document, investigators wrote, female was married, but the relationship had possibly been in jeopardy. witness one was on sure if the victim and female had a relationship. investigators say a few hours they went to lee's hotel. in the hotel room, witness one overheard a conversation between lee and accused killer nima momeni. the defendant was questioning lee if his sister was doing drugs or anything inappropriate. w

nima momeni momi made his first court appearance today after being arrested and charged with bob lee'sne and i'm catherine heenan. court documents are revealing new details about how the victim and the suspect knew each other. >> kron four's dan kerman reports. >> court documents suggest nima momeni the man accused of killing tech entrepreneur bob lee. newly through

nima momeni. it will mean made a court appearance today after being arrested and charged with lee's murder. good evening, everybody. thanks for being with us tonight on kron, 4 news at 5 from grant lotus and vicki liviakis. new court documents are revealing new details about how the victim and the suspect allegedly knew each other. kron four's. dan kerman reports nima momeni, the man accused of killing tech entrepreneur bodley made his first court appearance friday cameras were barred from the courtroom and the matter was continued to april 25th me nice attorney is out of town. the defendant who faces murder charges will remain behind bars, at least until that date. da's office has asked the judge that he be held without bail during the entirety of the case. family attended the hearing and court documents allege the victim and the defendant had a dispute revolving around the defendant's sister who lives in the millennium tower. what it appears from her text messages that there was some type of dis

today police announced nima momeni was a rest the murder in the case. ama: police say that the two knew each other and this was not a random crime. for details, let's go to cornell bernard, in the newsroom with more. reporter: the police chief, offering few details on the murder but did say it was not a random crime because they knew one another. the da broke and -- da brooke jenkins, calling out those who spread false information about the crime early on. >> he was taken into custody without incident. reporter: the police chief, announcing a break in the case in the stabbing death of 43-year-old tech executive bob lee. scott says the 38-year-old was arrested in the east bay and charged with murder. according to his linkedin profile, he was a tech an entrepreneur who worked for expand i.t. lee and his suspected killer were not strangers. >> we can confirm that mr. lee and mr. momeni knew each other. however, we will not be able to provide further details at this time. reporter: scott, not sharing information on a possible motive. sources say lee had two

he knew that nima momeni went down hard on him. thank you for being such a classy man, handling it with class. love you. >> what it appears from her text message is there was some type of dispute between the two men, at least that mr. momeni was upset with mr. lee about that prior to him leaving his house and that she was attempting to check on mr. lee the following morning. >> reporter: she held her husband's hand as they waited for the court hearing at the hall of justice. she refused to answer any questions. if convicted, the victim -- defendant will face 25 years to life in prison. >>> they are charged with murder in the first degree, which requires premeditation. first the second degree murder, which is a crime of passion. he believes that there is evidence of premeditation. >> that kitchen knife had to get there somehow, and so the moment someone is accused of murder and they also have thought enough to grab a creek knife and bring that into play in a different location, that means that they thought about stabbing this person

i heard it was nima, where everyone in this complex kind of knows. he is friendly with everyone. he said hello to everyone. >> it was very welcoming, very kind. he was a good neighbor. reporter: so what he's accused of -- >> it's a shock to all of us because he's such a nice fellow and we all hope that it's not true. reporter: the suspect is being accused of stabbing lae -- stabbing lee in san francisco. it is news that neighbors were following closely. >> but is absurd. it's been circulating everywhere. reporter: a complex being described as an exclusive high-end live and work space. and also the list address for the company, expand i.t., momeni's company. momeni, now accused in lee's death. >> there's been so much violence in san francisco and oakland as well, so it is shocking to find out your neighbor is accused of the murder. larry: the murder of bob reignited a narrative among some that san francisco is a dangerous crime-ridden city. a property crime like car break-ins may be up, but violent crime is actually down in the city. kristen: suzanne

we have learned nima momeni was arrested at a unit where he lives and works. you see that framed print of marlin monroe hangs outside his door. he is also in the tech industry and started a company called expanded. it is a client centric outsourcing firm according to the website. neighbors say he was a friendly guy who played loud music and kept to himself. >> he was a very nice guy. thoroughly professional. great neighbor. absolutely shocking that he is accused of this crime. and that he has been arrested for it. >> you see right here momeni's car and boat are still parked outside the building where he lives. while police say he and boblee knew each other the nature of the relationship isn't known at this point. he is due in court today. we'll have more at 5:00 on what we've learned about the suspect. >>> we'll take you to the east bay where police are investigating yet another deadly shooting on a bay area freeway this time on westbound 580 in oakland overnight. the shooting happened just before midnight near the lakeshore avenue off ramp close to oakland's

lee, a man described as a witness, nima momeni's sister, and another woman were drinking at an apartmentmission street. lee and the witness left and went to his hotel along the embarcadero. that is where the witness hurriedly speaking with momeni about the suspect's sister. tuesday, april 4, lee was seen on surveillance cameras entering the millennium tower. cameras captured momeni's arrival hours earlier. they leave together around 2 a.m. 30 minutes later, the police respond to 365 main street where they find lee fatally wounded, stabbed three times, one stabbed and penetrating his heart. despite the new details that are still many more questions. tim johns has been going through the court documents obtained earlier today and joins us live in the newsroom with more. reporter: allegedly happened the morning that lee was murdered. the san francisco district attorney held a news conference and i was there to get more answers. after the arraignment of 38-year-old murder suspect nima momeni was pushed back, san francisco da brooks jenkins appearing before the media friday afternoon. earlier

. >> reporter: san francisco's police chief says 38-year-old nima momeni, who owns a tech company, wasemeryville and booked on one charge of murder. officers confronted him with bullhorns. >> come out with your hands up. >> reporter: law enforcement did not give details or a motive for the killing, but sources tell the san francisco publication "mission local" that momeni and lee were driving together in a car through downtown safrscring e hos 4th when "so manner of confrontatcoce >> this is more about human nature and human behavior than it is about our city. >> reporter: lee's fatal stabbing quickly drew national attention. tech industry leaders, including twitter ceo elon musk, blamed it on a violent crime wave that has taken over the city. >> reckless and irresponsible statements like those contained in mr. musk's tweet that assumed incorrect circumstances about mr. lee's death, served to mislead the world and their perceptions of san francisco. we all should and must do better. >> reporter: and we are learning the suspect had several liens on his properties over the years. tonight

and nima mo, many jail records confirmed that a 38 year-old every vote resident with that name was arrested on a single count of murder around 9 o'clock this morning, several local lawmakers have since reached. we did the reports thanking police for their work in the investigation. san francisco authorities are scheduled to release more information about the arrest at a news conference at 12, 30. we will bring that to you live once it begins. and now to more breaking news out of sacramento. this time the chp says a bay area man may be responsible for a threat that forced the state capitol building to evacuate. officials say they are investigating 2 shootings in the sacramento area. the suspect vehicles in those shootings is registered to a man named jackson penny with a hayward address. authorities say the dmv picture of the suspect matches witness descriptions from those 2 shootings. chp says penny made, quote, a credible threat against the capitol building earlier this morning, our capitol bureau reporter eytan wallace spoke with a man who described the chaotic scene. >> i totally underst

mogul bobbly police in san francisco, announcing the arrest of a fellow tech entrepreneur, 38 year old nimamomeni. mr momeni was taken into custody without incident and emeryville, california. he was transported to the san francisco county jail and booked on one charge of murder. momeni describes himself on linkedin as the owner of an i t company officials say the two men knew each other, but they are refusing to reveal any details about the crime or a motive. neighbors of the suspect are stunned. there is sweet down to earth, seemingly very professional gentleman. this is a complete shock that all of us in the building bobbly, an executive with mobile coin and founder of cash, app was found bleeding to death on a san francisco street at 2 30 last tuesday morning, police quickly studying surveillance images like these first obtained by the daily mail, showing least stumbling up to an apartment building, then collapsing before trying to get help onerriving p. but it was too late to save the 43 year old father of two police chief wantssu the public that this was not a random attack. lee's fam

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nima momeni made a brief appearance and facing more than 20 years in prison if convicted.meni was supposed to be arraigned but that was delayed. can you explain why. >> reporter: nima momeni's defense attorney says it was pushed because she hasn't skeeved all the discovery here, tom, essentially that means the investigation documents and for that she's actually blaming the san francisco police department. take a listen. >> to do my job effectively, i need the police reports. that's why i said that sort of thing. it's not rocket science if the police are going to make an arrest, they are duty bound to make these materials available to defense counsel. it's not the appropriate discovery. i mean, there's a bunch of videos and stuff, but that's not what the appropriate discovery is. >> reporter: now the arraignment is set for next week. there the defense attorney says momeni will enter a not guilty plea here, tom, and also she says she will be requesting that he be released on bond. meanwhile, prosecutors will argue that there shouldn't be a bond. in the meantime, momeni is in

nima momeni was arrested at his home just nine miles from where the stabbing took place. >> we can confirmeni and mr. lee knew each other. he was transported to san francisco county jail and booked on one charge of murder. >> the pair was seen entering the suspect's car around 2:30 a.m. that morning, they got into a confrontation just before lee was stabbed to death. camera caught lee's final moments before he died in the hospital. elon musk put out this tweet saying violent crime in san francisco horrific and if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately. is the city taking stronger action, tagging district attorney brook jenkins and decided to use the announcement of nima momeni's arrest to criticize musk. >> statements like mr. musk's tweet that assumed incorrect circumstances about mr. lee's death serve to misperceive. >> brooke: momeni is being held without bail and due in court later this morning for his arraignment hearing. >> ashley: thank you. businesses in portland are leaving the city and due to rising crime and homelessness. it is getting so bad an entire buildin

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executed arrested and charged nima momeni for first-degree murder. he was arrested yesterday at has lived in workspace in emeryville. mr. lee was stabbed to death in san francisco's rink on hill neighborhood during the early morning hours of april 4. the moments following that stabbing attack were caught on surveillance . i would just an entry does live at the courthouse this morning. this will have cameras from all over the world, justin. >> reporter: you took the words out of my mouth, reed. this court room will be full of media penel beuse it's flooded headlines all across the country. it's really left some people in shock and grief. it was just yesterday we heard from investigators and the da about this case, but their lips are practically locked when it comes to on the evidence appointed them to momeni. sf police chief bill scott said lee and momeni knew each other but would not confirm how they are connected or what they were doing out in the early morning hours of april 4 . the stabbing death of cash app founder bob lee has left some of the te

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well singers says he has not seen him in the past two weeks he has never noticed any red flags. >> nima is a v sweet down to earth seemingly very professional gentlemen. this is a complete shock to all of us in the building. he is a very welcoming, very kind. he is a good neighbor. >> one of bob lee's many close friends is breathing a sigh of relief after hearing about the arrest. while he did not personally know the suspect he says his focus is on lee's grieving family. >> is a senseless act of violence. all we can do now is help his family and help them recover from this. i want to see him brought to justice. >> we sent out a push alert with news of the arrest this morning. you can get these alerts by downloading the abc 7 bay area news app. then customize the settings for the topics and places you are most interested in. >> this case fueled a narrative among some that cap san francisco is a dangerous city. as we showed you last week violent crime is down in the city. suzanne phan looked into the perceptions of san francisco today. >> whether you are visitti i think it is very lovely.