The California teen is accused of Shooting 49ers rookie wide receiver and first-round pick Ricky Pearsall has been charged with murder in connection with a botched robbery Saturday in San Francisco.
The 17-year-old, who has not yet been identified, has been charged with attempted murder, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and attempted robbery, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Tuesday night.
Jenkins said charges will be filed in juvenile court and the suspect is expected to be arraigned before prosecutors as early as Wednesday afternoon.
“Under California law, a district attorney can no longer choose to file charges against a minor in adult court,” Jenkins said.
“The only mechanism for that is to request a transfer hearing, which requires a judge to rule on the competency of the minor to be transferred to adult court, which essentially means that the juvenile system will not be able to rehabilitate that minor.”
Jenkins said his office would “review the case more closely to determine whether or not we will seek a fitness hearing.”
Pearsall, 23, was shot in the chest by a 17-year-old gunman who attempted to steal Pearsall's Rolex watch about 3:30 p.m. Saturday in San Francisco's Union Square.
The criminal fought back against the robber, but one bullet hit him while the other hit the suspect.
The suspect was arrested almost immediately as he tried to flee on foot across a busy street.
Officers rendered aid to Pearsall and the suspect before taking them to a hospital for treatment, where the suspect was described as being in “serious but stable” condition.
was a first-round draft pick Signing off earlier in the afternoon before he was shot dead.
Pearsall discharge from hospital On Sunday, his mother, Erin, said her son was “extremely lucky.”
“First and foremost I want to thank God for protecting my child,” his mother wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
“He's very lucky, God saved him. He was shot in the chest, and it came out his back. Thank God the bullet didn't hit his vital organs.”
Piersall was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list Monday.
He will be eligible to return for the team's fifth game against the Cardinals on October 6.
Piersall was selected with the 49ers’ first-round pick in June’s draft — 31st overall — and played three years at Arizona State and two at Florida during his collegiate career.
He racked up 965 receiving yards and six touchdowns in his senior season with the Gators.
he was a novice Reportedly in the 49ers weight room on MondayThe incident occurred just two days after the horrific encounter.
49ers general manager John Lynch expects Piersall to be on the field in 2024, saying it's “nothing short of a miracle” he's performing as well as he has after the incident.
“Oh yes. He's doing remarkably well,” Lynch when asked on Tuesday, he said If Piersall can play for the 49ers this season.
“It's kind of uncharted territory. It's not every day you deal with something like this.”
