49ers' Ricky Pearsall released from hospital after being shot in attempted robbery

WARNING GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Fox News' Christina Coleman and former D.C. homicide detective Ted Williams on the shooting of San Francisco 49ers player Ricky Pearsall during an attempted robbery.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital on Sunday not even a full day after he was wounded in a shooting during an attempted robbery, the team said.

Pearsall is still recovering from the bullet wound in his chest, the team added: "He and his family, along with the entire San Francisco 49ers organization, would like to thank the San Francisco Police Department, emergency medical services, doctors and staff at San Francisco General Hospital."

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Ricky Pearsall of the San Francisco 49ers is shown during training camp in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 31, 2024. (Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

The 49ers rookie was shot in the chest during the robbery in San Francisco.

Erin Pearsall, his mother, wrote on Facebook that the bullet entered his chest and exited his back without hitting any vital organs. She shared the update on her Facebook page late Saturday night.

"Update on my baby boy," she started. "First and (foremost) I want to thank GOD for protecting my baby boy. He is extremely lucky, GOD shielded him. He was shot in the chest and it exited out his back. Thanks be to GOD it missed his vital organs.

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San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall speaks at a news conference at the team's facility in Santa Clara, Calif., on April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

"He is in good spirits right now,"