Hmmm,...I figured getting shot in the face would do more damage

[Suck My Glock]

Phoenix Ikner, the shooter who went on his spree in April at Florida State University, was stopped by getting shot in the face by a responding officer.

I got no problem with that. However, this article, describing him as having been "badly disfigured" seems, upon looking at the photos, to be a bit of an exaggeration. I suppose you might be able to say he is TECHNICALLY "disfigured". But I think that swelling is likely gonna go down eventually. And I certainly wouldn't call him "BADLY disfigured". Heck, to me, he looks like all he got was a right hook to his jaw in a bar fight. Not "disfigured".

Alleged FSU mass shooter Phoenix Ikner’s face disfigured in mugshot after cop shot him in jaw

Phoenix Ikner, 20, was booked on first-degree murder charges and related counts Monday after he was released from the hospital where he had been since the terrifying mass shooting on the Tallahasse…

nypost.com

 

[smithers599]

Well, it did wipe the stupid smile off his face. I'd call that an "improvement," not a "disfigurement."
Still, we have to wonder where the bullet entrance and exit were, because that is not a lot of damage for a face shot.

 

[brandonsmash]

It looks like he just had his wisdom teeth out.

 

[QuietM4]

I met a guy a few weeks ago that was shot in the face a few months ago; nothing but a small scar above his cheek bone....could have been confused with a bad cut from shaving with a straight razor. It all depends on what physiology gets hit and the angle, caliber, etc.

That guy just looks like he is storing up walnuts for winter.

 

[History_Rogue]

Unless the shot hits the brain or damages the eyes, a head shot is surprisingly survivable. A bit of old west history... Curly Bill Brocius was shot from behind by Jim Wallace in Galeyville, Arizona Territory on May 19, 1881. The bullet entered just behind his jaw and exited out the cheek on the other side of his head. A US Army surgeon for Ft. Bowie was nearby and saved his life by installing a tube to keep his airway open. We all know Curly Bill's participation in the Tombstone saga later that year...

 

[Dr Bill]

When I was active duty, I saw an airman who was shot 'in the head' by an AK-47 during Operation Just Cause.
The bullet just grazed his skull, causing a small deformity (sort of like if you pushed in on a ping-pong ball). He had a tiny adjacent subdural hematoma which resolved after a short time. No lasting effects.
Just crazy!

 

[stomp442]

When I was active duty, I saw an airman who was shot 'in the head' by an AK-47 during Operation Just Cause.
The bullet just grazed his skull, causing a small deformity (sort of like if you pushed in on a ping-pong ball). He had a tiny adjacent subdural hematoma which resolved after a short time. No lasting effects.
Just crazy!

Wow, Lucky guy.