Who shot Ricky Pearsall? Californias pro-crime policies hide the truth

Who shot 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in 2024?No one knows, because California’s insane criminal justice system has kept the suspect’s identity under wraps.The NFL season starts this week with Pearsall sidelined for the year due to knee surgery.Two years ago, before he had played a single game, the receiver was also sidelined –– after being shot in San Francisco in broad daylight. Pearsall, the 31st pick in the 2024 NFL draft, was shopping in San Francisco’s Union Square when a thief approached and demanded his watch. Pearsall would not give it up.In the ensuing struggle, the 49ers’ top draft pick took a bullet in the chest. Miraculously enough, the bullet missed vital organs.

Pearsall survived the attack in stable condition.But he missed the preseason and the team’s first six games, returning to the field in Week 7.Neither Gov.Gavin Newsom nor Attorney General Rob Bonta denounced this case as “gun violence,” usually a favorite talking point of Democratic politicians.Meanwhile, the suspect himself remained something of a mystery.  California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story One report described him as a boy of 17, an age that brought labels such as “teen” and “juvenile.” Another report claimed “an altercation broke out” between Pearsall and the armed robber, “resulting in both of them suffering injuries.” It was as though nobody was at fault. The alleged shooter was reportedly a high school student from Tracy, some 70 miles from San Francisco.His name and mug shot were never released, thanks to California’s soft-on-crime policies.San Francisco District attorney Brooke Jenkins sought to try the armed robber as an adult, with a charge of attempted murder. But California’s Prop.

57, passed by state voters ...