NFL rookie player Ricky Pearsall was stable after getting shot on his chest on Saturday afternoon in an attempted robbery around Union Square in San Francisco. (More Sports News)
A shirtless Pearsall, who plays for 49ers, could be seen being walked to an ambulance as he held a shirt to chest, where he was shot. Vi൩deos of the same floated on social media. The 49ers in a statement revealedd that Pearsall was in "serious but stable condition" after sustaining a bullet wound to his chest.
A 17-year olꦯd male from Tracy, Cꦗalifornia has been arrested as a suspect in the case.
Pearsall was signing autographs at an event cent💦er earlier in the afternoon and had headed to Union Square after, ac♏cording to ABC 7 San Francisco.
According to the San Francisco Police🐬 Department, during the attempted robbery, a physical altercation between Pearsall and the suspect ensued. Both of them got injured as a result of the altercation. Pearsall and th𒆙e suspect were later taken to the San Francisco General Hospital.
Pearsall was in San Francisco fo🎀r an event and had headed to Unio𓂃n Square after the event, as per ABC 7 San Francisco.
Reports say that the police belive that the suspect was acting alone and did not target Pearsall because he was a professional football player. Investigation into the case is still going on and a decision on charging the suspect will 🎐be made on Tuesday or Wednesday.
In April, the 49ers had choseඣn Pearsall as a first round draft pi♎ck for NFL.
