I can only relate a true story from the Missouri State Highway Patrol....
Several years ago, one of our Troopers was stopping a stolen car along I-70...The suspect driver bailed out and took off across an open field at a high rate of speed..
The Trooper exited his vehicle with his shotgun, loaded with 00 Buck (normal) and in an attempt to get the guy to stop, fired a warning shot with the shotgun in the air...
One pellet from the round struck the suspect in the top rear of his head and killed him on the spot...Distance - 497 Yards...Trooper was cleared of deadly force use due to the circumstances that dictated it was not a foreseeable result in the occurrence...
I realize that the .32" round pellet is probably heavier than either a .22 or .17 bullet, but not something I would want to take a chance with...I was always taught that a pound of feathers falls at the same rate as a pound of lead.....
