SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco 49ers rookie vast receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot and critically wounded Saturday afternoon throughout an tried theft in downtown San Francisco, his staff stated. Authorities introduced {that a} 17-year-old male suspect is in custody.
In a information briefing Saturday evening, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott stated Pearsall was strolling a few block from Union Sq. at round 3:30 p.m. native time when the armed suspect approached and tried to rob him, prompting a bodily altercation.
“The wrestle between Mr. Pearsall and the suspect ensued, and gunfire from the suspect’s gun struck each Mr. Pearsall and the topic,” Scott stated.
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The suspect tried to run from the scene however was captured by responding officers, Scott stated.
Each Pearsall and the suspect, whose title was not supplied as a result of he’s a juvenile, had been transported to San Francisco Normal Hospital. The suspect is from the Northern California metropolis of Tracy.
In their very own assertion, the 49ers stated that Pearsall was in “severe however secure situation” after sustaining a “bullet wound to the chest.”
San Francisco Mayor London Breed additionally advised reporters that Pearsall was in secure situation, whereas Scott added that Pearsall was “speaking, and that is an excellent factor.”
The suspect was additionally hospitalized in secure situation, Scott disclosed.
The police chief stated two rounds had been fired from the suspect’s gun in the course of the altercation. The gun was recovered on the scene.
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Scott stated that there was “no indication” that Pearsall “was focused as a result of he was a soccer participant.” Presently, investigators additionally consider that the suspect acted alone.
San Francisco District Legal professional Brooke Jenkins stated that she expects prison costs to be filed by Wednesday.
The suspect will probably be charged within the juvenile courtroom “as we proceed to assessment the proof to determine the place to go from there,” Jenkins stated.
CBS Information has reached out to Pearsall’s representatives for remark.
The 23-year-old Pearsall was chosen by the Niners in April because the thirty first total pick of Florida.
