Pearsall’s FaceTime call after shooting lifted up 49ers at team party

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers' team party went on as planned Saturday night while rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was recovering at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Just hours earlier, Pearsall, the target of an armed robbery attempt, sustained a gunshot wound to his chest area. During a struggle, both Pearsall and the suspect were shot. Fortunately for the 23-year-old, the bullet passed through Pearsall without striking any vital organs. He remained conscious and lucid while in the hospital. "When I got to the hospital and visited with Ricky," 49ers general manager John Lynch said, "one of the first things he said was, 'Mr. Lynch, what's going on? I'd really like everyone to go to that party, and I'd also like to talk to some of my teammates.' " Pearsall was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, less than 21 hours after the shooting near Union Square in San Francisco. The 49ers rookie didn't require surgery during his stay. The suspect, identified as a 17-year-old male from Tracy, Calif., was arrested and remains in custody. The party has become an annual end-of-summer tradition for the 49ers to mark the conclusion of training camp and the formation...