Gymnast Kara Welsh and NFL Player Ricky Pearsall Were Tragic Victims Of America’s Gun Infatuation. Only One Survives To Tell Story

The guns of America were blazing this past weekend, and two prominent members of America’s sports landscape were shot. One man survived and one young lady is dead.& NFL player Ricky Pearsall (left) and college gymnast Kara Welsh (right) were both victims of gun violence this past weekend. Only Pearsall, a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers survived. (Photos: Getty Images) San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest in an attempted robbery in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, the NFL team said in a statement. Pearsall “is in serious but stable condition,” the 49ers confirmed. A 17-year-old boy attempted to rob Pearsall at gunpoint as he was taking a stroll around 3:30 p.m. PT, when an altercation broke out between the two, resulting in both of them suffering injuries, according to the San Francisco Police Department. #49ers rookie WR Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest yesterday and already released from the hospital today