A judge ruled Friday that the teenager charged with shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall during an attempted robbery in August 2024 will be tried as a juvenile rather than as an adult, per Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle. The district attorney's office meanwhile pushed for the suspect to be tried in adult court because his actions could have killed Pearsall, according to the AP. The attempted robbery and shooting took place outside luxury stores near Geary Street and Grant Avenue in San Francisco around 3:30 p.m. local time on Aug. 31, 2024, according to the San Francisco police. Police told the San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Cabanatuan, Demian Bulwa and Sam Whiting Pearsall had been targeted by the teenager "for his expensive watch." Pearsall "was shot through the chest at close range" during a struggle with the teenager, Cabanatuan, Bulwa and Whiting reported.