Ricky Pearsall shot: 49ers rookie injured in attempted robbery in San Francisco

report. A shocking act of violence tonight in San Francisco. Union Square. A rookie wide receiver for the Forty-niners, Ricky Pearsall, was shot and wounded during an apparent robbery. The aftermath of what happened, captured by witnesses on Citizen app. San Francisco firefighters, paramedics and police officers showed up to treat Pearsall's injuries. There are unconfirmed reports that the suspect was trying to steal Pearsall's watch when the shooting occurred. San Francisco's police chief confirmed it was a robbery, but wouldn't say what the specific item was. He says the suspect is a 17 year old male from Tracy, California. That's about 17, or rather 70 miles east of the city. There is no indication that he was targeted because he's a football player. At this point. We believe that this was an attempted robbery, and we're pretty confident about that. We are we are glad that the victim will be okay. But this incident does set us back from all the hard work that we've done in order to make significant changes in public safety in San Francisco. Peirsol's teammate, receiver Deebo Samuel, posted on X. He's good, thank God. Police say he's in stable conditio

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