What you were shooting was 3" mag from a long barrel full choke, Tight pattern way out. A short barrel using 7 1/2 bird shot low brass will open the pattern up a lot.He is either using a crap shotgun or load. If I was to ever try to shoot someone in the face with one of mine they would never be worried about eyesight again.
Many years ago in Arkansas I shot an extra large doe at right around 65 man sized paces. Rem 870 Magnum Wingmaster fixed full choke 30" with a Winchester double XX 3" 41 pellet grex buffered and copper plated load of number 4 Buck.
The old gal never quivered and just fell over. After peeling the hide there was 17 .24 pellets that had went completely through her chest lung area and were stuck on the inside of the hide on the far side.
You not going anywhere with that in the face. Call the morgue.