NFL player shot during attempted robbery in San Francisco

NFL subordinate Ricky Pearsall has been changeable successful nan thorax during an attempted robbery successful San Francisco.

Pearsall, 23, "sustained a slug coiled to his chest" and is successful a "serious but unchangeable condition" according to his squad nan San Francisco 49ers, pursuing nan incident by nan city's Union Square connected Saturday afternoon.

Police opportunity a 17-year-old fishy is successful custody and "charges are pending".

Footage shared connected societal media showed a shirtless Pearsall being walked to an ambulance by paramedics and sitting connected a gurney arsenic he held a garment to his chest.

Police said upon presence astatine nan segment of nan incident they recovered 2 males suffering injuries and some were taken to hospital.

"During nan preliminary investigation, officers learned 1 of nan subjects attempted to rob nan victim, San Francisco 49ers subordinate Ricky Pearsall," they said successful a statement.

"During nan attempted robbery, a beingness altercation ensued, and some nan fishy and unfortunate were injured."

Pearsall was a first information draught prime by nan 49ers successful April, erstwhile nan champion assemblage players are chosen to subordinate nan NFL.

He has conscionable returned to believe from a enarthrosis wounded earlier nan 49ers play their first crippled of nan caller play connected 10 September.