Hydrostatic shock?
... is the controversial concept that a penetrating projectile (such as a bullet) can produce a pressure wave that causes "remote neural damage", "subtle damage in neural tissues" and/or "rapid incapacitating effects" in living targets.
Likely. If you’re not squeamish about hunting videos, here’s one of a near miss on a deer with a .50 BMG. It attests to the energy carried by a bullet, and the energy of a shock wave.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6P3uwl5HzzQ&t=18s