A 17-year-old charged in the shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon.
Pearsall was shot in the chest Saturday in San Francisco’s Union Square as part of an alleged robbery attempt. Pearsall fought back, and the suspect also was wounded.
The suspect, who is from Tracy, Calif., is charged with multiple felonies, including attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and attempted second-degree robbery.
District attorney Brooke Jenkins said prosecutors will ask that the suspect be held in custody because of the “public safety risk posed.” The charges are being filed in juvenile court, but Jenkins could request a hearing after which a judge could decide whether to try the teenager as an adult.
Pearsall, the 49ers’ first-round draft pick in April, was released from the hospital on Sunday and did not sustain any nerve or organ damage, general manager John Lynch said.
At the time of the shooting, Pearsall was shopping for luggage following an autograph session.
Lynch said Tuesday that Pearsall, who turns 24 next week, is back in the building with the team and doing well. He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list Monday and will miss at least the first four games of the season. But that wasn’t Lynch’s biggest concern.
“Nothing short of miraculous that he came out of this as good as he did,” Lynch said.
Pearsall wants to rejoin his teammates on the field.
“I think some of his earliest concerns was when he could play,” Lynch said.
“First and foremost,” he continued, “we’re gonna make sure that he’s all good and, and ready to go.”
–Field Level Media