SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch provided an update during a press conference on Tuesday on rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, who was shot over the weekend in San Francisco.

“It’s just by the grace of God that Ricky Pearsall is here with the team and doing really well, and I just wanted to address that situation from a team perspective. We all feel incredibly blessed,” Lynch said.

Pearsall was shot in the chest around 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon in San Francisco’s Union Square during an attempted robbery.

Lynch said he spoke with Pearsall Tuesday morning and that Pearsall wanted to express his gratitude to several people, including the San Francisco Police Department, for their tremendous response.

The first officer on the scene was Sgt. Joelle Harrell. She is being described as a hero who may have saved Pearsall’s life.

“I want to especially thank Joelle Harrell. I met Joelle. I met her husband Frank, who happened to be the head of everything at the hospital at San Francisco General. But his wife was the first on the scene. And I think we all saw the measures that she took to make Ricky comfortable and, and she was, she was there for him during a really difficult time. And I know how grateful Ricky is for that. We’re grateful to the entire police department. They were just amazing,” Lynch said.

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Lynch also thanked San Francisco Police Chief William Scott and San Francisco General Hospital.

“The care that they gave to Ricky and his family, the respect, the way that they handled things was just, was, was incredible. And we are eternally grateful for that.”

Lynch also thanked the 49ers coaching staff.

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A 17-year-old man from Tracy, California, attempted to rob Ricky Pearsall, resulting in a struggle between the two, according to San Francisco police. Both Pearsall and the suspect were shot during the struggle.

After Pearsall was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, police said he was in stable condition. He was listed in fair condition Sunday morning and was released from the hospital shortly after, less than 24 hours after the shooting.

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Chief William Scott said the suspect was arrested immediately after the shooting. Initial investigation indicated he acted alone “as far as we know,” Scott said, adding that police would continue to search the area’s many surveillance cameras as the investigation continues.

Scott said there was “no indication” the suspect targeted Pearsall because he was a professional football player, adding that only one gun was involved and multiple shots were fired.

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District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said a decision on charges against the suspect, who she said is a minor, would be made Tuesday or Wednesday.

Pearsall was placed on the injured list outside of football on Monday and will miss at least four games due to his injury.

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“And hopefully this will make everyone take a step back and pause for a moment. And like I said, it’s a miracle the boy is doing so well, he’s in good spirits,” Lynch said.

“We’re going to support Ricky and love him and process this… it’s a game week. But it really makes you stop and think about how precious life is. He’s a very fortunate young man, we’re just so thankful for so many people who are making sure the outcome is as good as it can be.”

You can watch John Lynch’s full speech in the video media player above.

ESPN contributed to this report