We’ll see. The political heat will be volcanic of they try to send this guy to prison.
If he’s the one who shot the kid in the foot, he’s toast. The left will crucify him.
Any of the dogs were capable of very quickly crushing the boy’s throat. In such a wild melee, the man was in a desperate situation as well as the boy. There could not possibly be time for measured, well aimed shots. But your point is valid. The left would say, “What difference does it make? He shot the boy in the foot.”