San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall was shot and wounded by a teenage robber who tried to steal his Rolex watch in the heart of the troubled California city on Saturday, according to police and multiple reports. Pearsall was left with a bullet wound to his chest during the attempted robbery.
The 23-year-old rookie was walking by himself in San Francisco’s Union Square around 3:37 p.m. when a 17-year-old, armed with a gun, attempted to rob him on Geary Street near Grant Street, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said during a press conference. Pearsall is currently in serious but stable condition at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Narrowly Escaped Death
In a video posted on X by KTVU’s Zak Sos, emergency responders can be seen guiding the injured Pearsall to a waiting ambulance, where he was placed on a stretcher. The footage, filmed from across the street, shows Pearsall moving …