I have seen 1 report that the bullet may have hit the victim’s anterior tibial artery. However, all of the other reports indicate that the patient suffered just pain / swelling and did not require surgery. Injuries to this artery often can be managed without non-operatively / do not require repair as long as there are good collaterals. It may pose a problem for the defense in the sense that prompt bleeding control was needed to prevent serious risk from exsanguination. However, this bleeding control could have been achieved with direct pressure instead of a TQ.
Regardless, I’m still not feeling the love on a felony charge.