Police in San Francisco reportedly arrested tech executive Nima Momeni on Thursday for the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee.

Mr Momeni, 38, allegedly stabbed the 43-year-old after being involved in an altercation while driving in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill early on 4 April.

Police have not yet confirmed the identity of the suspect, but the Mission Local news site reports that the pair were known to each other.

The suspect was reportedly arrested at an address in Emeryville, a city in the Bay Area, early on Thursday.

Booking records from the San Francisco County jail that Mr Momeni was booked in on a murder charge at 9.19am on Thursday.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr Momeni lives in Emeryville, in the Bay Area, and is the owner of Expand IT.

Expand IT describes itself as a “one-stop technology and security provider” for enterprise software companies.

Mr Momeni said on the profile that he had worked as “dedicated technology partner” supporting clients in healthcare, finance and startups at several tech firms in the Bay Area and San Jose since 2005.

He attended the University of California, Berkeley, and is fluent in English and Farsi, the profile states.

A search of property records showed Mr Momeni owns an apartment at 4053 Harlan St in Emeryville that he purchased for $525,000 in 2020.

Mr Momeni was reportedly arrested at the address in Emeryville at around 5am.

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