San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall was shot on Saturday by a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly attempting to steal his Rolex watch while he was en route to a signing event.
The football team said in a statement that he was released from the hospital on Sunday after being shot in the chest.
“He and his family, along with the entire San Francisco 49ers organization, would like to thank the San Francisco Police Department, emergency medical services, doctors and staff at San Francisco General Hospital,” the team said.
Police said that the suspect, who was not named because he was a minor, tried to rob Pearsall at gun point at which point Pearsall tried to fight back and get control of the weapon. During the course of the struggle for the gun, both individuals were shot by the same weapon.
Both individuals were taken to the hospital and the suspect is now in custody.
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49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall walked to the ambulance after being shot in the chest during an attempt to rob his Rolex watch.
‘The 23-year-old rookie was walking alone in San Francisco’s Union Square around 3:37 p.m. [Saturday] when a 17-year-old armed with… pic.twitter.com/rhCbtTCses
— Crime In NYC (@CrimeInNYC) September 2, 2024
“He was shot in the chest and it exited out his back,” said Pearsall’s mother, Erin, in a post on social media. “Thanks be to GOD it missed his vital organs. He is in good spirits right now.”
Ricky Pearsall’s mom, Erin, posted on Facebook that the bullet entered Pearsall’s chest and exited his back without hitting any vital organs pic.twitter.com/YXKUY4m8I3
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) September 1, 2024
The incident is just the latest embarrassment for the city of San Francisco, which has been plagued in recent years with property and violent crime that has forced numerous businesses to leave the city.
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