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San Francisco 49ers first-round pick Ricky Pearsall was shot during an attempted robbery in San Francisco's Union Square on Saturday.
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin's office confirmed to NBC Bay Area that Pearsall was shot but is in stable condition with no life-threatening injuries. Additionally, the office also confirmed that the suspect was also shot with their own gun.
Pearsall was shot in the chest "and is in serious but stable condition," according to the San Francisco 49ers.
According to the San Francisco Police Department, the suspect attempted to rob Pearsall, which led to a physical altercation. The suspect has been placed in custody, but no formal charges have been placed, per SFPD.
Both Pearsall and the suspect were transported to a nearby hospital for "further medical evaluation."
BREAKING: 49ers Ricky Pearsall has been shot in Union Square in an attempted robbery. According to Sup. Peskin's office, the suspect is in custody and Ricky is in stable condition. His office has been in touch with Central Command. More to come. @nbcbayarea
— Gia Vang (@Gia_Vang) August 31, 2024
Following the shooting, Mayor London Breed issued a statement sending her best to Pearsall.
"This afternoon, there was an attempted robbery in Union Square involving San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, and he was shot," Breed wrote on the social platform X. "SFPD was on scene immediately, and an arrest of the shooter was made. My thoughts are with Ricky and his family at this time. We will provide more updates, including on his condition, as I receive them."
This afternoon, there was an attempted robbery in Union Square involving San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall and he was shot.
SFPD was on scene immediately and an arrest of the shooter was made.
My thoughts are with Ricky and his family at this time.
We will…
— London Breed (@LondonBreed) September 1, 2024
49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel took to social media and said Pearsall was "good" following the incident.
Leading up to gameplay, first-round receiver Pearsall missed the entirety of the preseason due to a shoulder injury.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan described Pearsall's issue as a shoulder subluxation, which occurs when the ball of the shoulder partially slides out of the socket and then pops back into place.
"He did it in college, I think, his junior year," Shanahan said at the 49ers' preseason finale with the Las Vegas Raiders last week. "About 50% of the people coming out of college do that. That wasn't really the problem. He did it in OTAs for the first time with us. When you do that, it's tender. Then he redid it here a couple of weeks ago. It makes it tender, so you want to give him time to come back from it. It's probably happened to 80% of the guys on our team at some time. It's just a pretty normal thing."
Pearsall experienced his latest subluxation on August 6, according to Shanahan. He had previously suffered one during the offseason but continued to practice.
Pearsall, the No. 31 pick who was teammates with Brandon Aiyuk at Arizona State University, took part in six out of 19 training camp practices. He was unable to play in all three preseason games due to hamstring and shoulder injuries.
The shoulder injury kept him sidelined for 20 days.
This is a developing story and will be updated once more information becomes available.