Ricky Pearsall Wants To Meet Teen Who Shot Him, Forgive And Move On

Ricky Pearsall is making 2025 a 12 months of pardon … pronouncing he needs to forgive {the teenager} who shot him right through a botched armed theft in San Francisco, and wouldn’t thoughts speaking to the shooter.

The 49ers rookie unfolded on his whirlwind rookie season right through cleanout week on the staff facility — nearest his squad overlooked out at the postseason — and as harrowing because the August theft struggle used to be, the 23-year-old WR isn’t making judgments in regards to the teenager’s personality.

“I don’t know how he grew up,” Pearsall stated. “I can’t judge him as a man just based off one action that he made. As violent as a crime as it was, god forbid him doing that to somebody else.”

After all, Pearsall, who were at an autograph signing, used to be shot in Union Sq. by way of a young person who tried to thieve his Rolex keep an eye on. Thankfully, the bullet overlooked all important organs.

The SF District Legal professional charged the shooter with tried homicide, tried second-degree theft, and attack with a semiautomatic firearm.

Year he awaits his case, Pearsall hopes to talk with the 17-year-old one week … in an struggle to build a favorable affect.

“I have to be able to forgive him to have that weight off my chest,” Pearsall stated. “At some point, I do want to talk to the kid and make sure that, if I can create an impact on him in any way, I think that would be really big.”