"49ers Player Shot Near Union Square, Suspect Arrested"

you 49ers player Ricky piol is recovering in the hospital this morning after getting shot during an attempted robbery in San Francisco C for's Gail Long reports just after 3:30 Saturday afternoon San Francisco police responding to a shooting in the area of G and Grant Avenue in Union Square the victim 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky piol word quickly spreading to football fans like Steven Gardner and I just came around the corner really quick and saw it all taped off and saw looks like a gun's on the sidewalk up there with police officers just taking pictures of it so bystanders watched as investigators comb the scene for evidence leading up to the shooting he was walking alone when a suspect approached him and attempted commit to commit an armed robbery using a gun a struggle between Mr peol and the suspect ensued and the suspect's gun struck gun fire from the suspect's gun stro struck both Mr peol and the subject San Francisco police chief Bill Scott says piol was shot in the chest the suspect a 17-year-old boy from Tracy was arrested after trying to run away from the scene piol and a suspect were taken to the hospital mayor London breed crediting the officer's quick response their work ensures that people know that if they come to San Francisco to commit crimes they will be arrested everyone says San Francisco is like going down or sketch you but there's a lot of people out here that are awesome and I love the city and you know hopefully you can come together and you know you know rally around uh pial and you know hopefully stuff like this doesn't happen again and that was cforce Gail on reporting for us this morning district attorney Brook Jenkins says her office expects to make a charging decision sometime next week and those charges will be filed in juvenile court community reaction to that shooting continues to pour in this morning the 49ers releasing in a statement that peol sustained a bullet wound to his chest in is in serious but stable condition we ask that you please respect his privacy at this time our thoughts and prayers are with Ricky and the entire peol family a 49er star player Debo Samuel also tweeting his reaction saying quote he's good thank God and even as a rookie peaw was expected to make a significant impact with the 49ers this season peaw was drafted by the ners out of Florida with the 31st pick in the 2024 NFL draft during training camp he faced some injury setbacks he was unable to play in all three preseason games before the shooting Saturday piol had been signing autographs at the Cal Palace