Jurors in the trial of Nima Momeni, accused of stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee to death, today saw for the first time surveillance camera footage that prosecutors say captured the stabbing incident in the early morning hours of April 4, 2023.

As the courtroom watched in silence, with many people standing to get a better view, prosecutor Omid Talai played blurry, zoomed-in images of Momeni and Lee while witness and video recovery officer Milad Rashidian described what he had seen. It is difficult to distinguish the features of the two men, but earlier and later images show that Momeni was in white and Lee in black.

After looking at the two motionless figures, Talai pointed out a sudden movement from Momeni towards Lee. Then the two go their separate ways. Momeni flees in her car while Lee begins walking down the street, trying to call for help.

“I noticed the subject in white was moving towards the subject in black,” Rashidian said after seeing the video.

Talai: The progress that you’re seeing, had you noticed any type of movement like that at any point before what we were just talking about?

Rashidian: No, I didn’t.

After the alleged assault, Rashidian said, he saw Momeni make another move — when prosecutors say Momeni threw the murder weapon over the nearby fence.

Talai: What do you see happening right now?

Rashidian: The subject in white (Momeni) appears to be walking towards the fence and leaning against it.

In later, clearer video footage, Lee is seen stumbling; he soon comes across a car waiting at a red light and apparently tries to get the attention of those inside.

“It seems to be making a signal,” Rashidian said. As the video continued to play, Talai asked him what he saw. “Mr Lee appears to be collapsing.

In the audience, Lee’s ex-wife, Krista Leegasped. Later, Lee’s brother, Timothy Oliver Lee, called the video “very difficult to watch.”

Momeni, at the same time, was followed by various cameras as he drove away in his white BMW. He runs a nearby red light and returns to Emeryville.