A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled Friday, September 19, 2025 that the case against a teenager accused of shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall during an attempted robbery will remain in juvenile court. Pearsall was shot in the chest while shopping in Union Square in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2024, but survived and later returned to play. (San Francisco 49ers via Bay City News)

The case against a teenager accused of shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall last year will remain in juvenile court, a superior court judge ruled, over the objections of prosecutors. 

Pearsall was shopping in San Francisco’s Union Square on the afternoon of Aug. 31, 2024, when he was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery, police said.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.