Shooting of 49ers rookie places renewed spotlight on crime in San Francisco
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The attempted robbery and shooting of a San Francisco 49ers rookie in broad daylight in downtown San Francisco has placed a renewed spotlight on the city ahead of this fall’s mayoral election.
The shooting and attempted robbery of a San Francisco 49ers rookie in broad daylight in downtown San Francisco has placed a renewed spotlight on the city ahead of this fall’s mayoral election. San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest during the attempted robbery on Saturday afternoon and was released from the hospital Sunday, the team said on social media. Pearsall is in good spirits, his mother, Erin Pearsall, wrote in a Facebook post shared on X by The Athletic writer David Lombardi. Erin Pearsall wrote the bullet, which entered her son’s chest and exited through his back, missed his vital organs. The 17-year-old resident from Tracy, California, who attempted to rob Ricky Pearsall — and was also shot during the incident — is in custody, police said. Officers say they believe the suspect acted alone and have no reason to believe Pearsall was targeted because he is a football player. Mayor London Breed, in a news conference outside San Francisco General Hospital on Saturday, framed the shooting as an isolated incident in a city with relatively low violent crime rates. Breed said the shooting was “a terrible and rare incident in Union Square,” where the city has increased police officer coverage in recent years.
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