Pearsall’s mother provides encouraging update on 49ers receiver

The mother of 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall posted an encouraging update on her son. "First and (foremost), I want to thank GOD for protecting my baby boy," Erin Pearsall wrote on Facebook. "He was extremely lucky. God shielded him." Pearsall, 23, was shot during an apparent armed robbery attempt Saturday afternoon near Union Square in San Francisco. A struggle ensued after the suspect approached Pearsall. A gun in the possession of the suspect fired multiple shots. Both Pearsall and the suspect were wounded and taken to San Francisco General Hospital. The suspect was identified as a 17-year-old male who resides in Tracy, CA, a San Joaquin County city located more than 60 miles from San Francisco. San Francisco Police apprehended the suspect shortly after the incident as he tried to flee on foot. Video taken at the scene shows Pearsall walking to an ambulance as he received treatment from first responders. As of Sunday morning, Pearsall was upgraded to "fair condition" at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where he spent the night. Erin Pearsall described her son's condition in more detail. "He was shot in the chest and it exited out his back," she wrote....