San Francisco 49 er's rookie Ricky Piel is recovering after a terrifying incident in downtown San Francisco Piel was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery while walking near Union Square on Saturday afternoon the suspect a 17-year-old male tried to steal pel's Rolex leading to a struggle both psel and the suspect were shot Peel's mother shared that the bullet missed his vital organs calling him extremely lucky Piel is now in fair condition and has been released from the hospital the the suspect is in custody facing charges in juvenile court our thoughts are with Ricky Piel and the 49 er's family during this time