49ers' First-Round Draft Pick Ricky Pearsall Stable After Being Shot in Chest in Robbery Attempt, per Reports

The incident occurred Saturday.
Pearsall was selected 31st overall by the Niners.
Pearsall was selected 31st overall by the Niners. / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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According to multiple reporters, with Dion Lim of KGO-TV San Francisco first, San Francisco 49ers' rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot on Saturday afternoon in San Francisco at Union Square. His condition was last reported as stable after he was shot, "through the chest," according to what SFPD told Sean Cunningham of FOX.

The robbery attempt was for Pearsall's Rolex watch according to the police department (via Cunningham). There was, "a struggle for the gun," and the suspect also suffered a gunshot wound. He was wounded and also stable, with both Pearsall and the assailant at SF General Hospital.

A police press release indicated that, "During the attempted robbery, a physical altercation ensued." It also indicated charges were pending against the suspect, whose identity was not given in the release.

Pearsall was en route to a signing event, according to reports. A release from the Niners a few hours after the incident said Pearsall was in, "serious but stable condition."

Pearsall was drafted by the Niners out of Florida with the 31st pick in the 2024 NFL draft.


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