Ricky Pearsall: San Francisco 49ers player shot during attempted robbery - BBC Sport

NFL player Ricky Pearsall has been shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ricky Pearsall was drafted into the NFL by the 49ers from the University of Florida

NFL player Ricky Pearsall has been shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco.

Pearsall, 23, "sustained a bullet wound to his chest" and is in a "serious but stable condition" according to his team the San Francisco 49ers, following the incident by the city's Union Square on Saturday afternoon.

Police say a 17-year-old suspect is in custody and "charges are pending".

Footage shared on social media showed a shirtless Pearsall being walked to an ambulance by paramedics and sitting on a gurney as he held a shirt to his chest.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/articles/cz9w0zdl1kyo

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