Yeah, if you're a SWAT sharpshooter, or you're up close and personal. The torso is a far larger target. In the heat of the moment, most shots miss even big targets -- focusing on smaller targets isn't a good idea.
I think too many have been trained to “wound”
You think wrong. Standard POST protocol is to aim at the center of mass. Knock the perp down. Whether he lives or dies is a concern for later. Shoot to stop.
Upcoming stories on this will be sure to include media handwringing and liberal guilt over why she didn’t “shoot to wound” , use a bean bag gun, taser or other silly notions.
I’m sure if I look hard enough, I could find the obligatory web board posting somewhere by some idiot asking why she didn’t just shoot the gun out of his hands.