The injured man in question is lying mere feed from the police barricade. A blow bad enough to fracture his skull(and lead to brain swelling,) would have caused him to drop immediately. There is no way he would have been able to move afterward.
In any case, whether it was a misfire, an accident, or intentional, it represents gross incompetence on behalf of the offending officer. You simply do not aim a projectile weapon at a civilian at that range, whether or not your intention is to fire.
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