Michael Mann Hospitalized After Accidental Gun Range Shooting
The LAPD confirmed the incident was accidental; Mann was reportedly holstering his weapon when the firearm went off.
Director Michael Mann was hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a gun range in Los Angeles. According to TMZ, which first reported the incident, Mann was attempting to holster his weapon when the firearm went off.
The LAPD confirmed the incident and it is understood to be completely accidental. Mann's representative had not responded to the reports at the time they circulated, according to screenrant.com.
Mann is a director, screenwriter and producer whose film credits include Thief (1981), Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), Collateral (2004), Miami Vice (2006), Public Enemies (2009) and Ferrari (2023).
Television and early career
Before his film work, Mann began writing police dramas such as Starsky & Hutch. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for writing and directing the television movie The Jericho Mile, released in 1979.
He went on to serve as an executive producer on the 1980s series Miami Vice, a role he held until he directed his own adaptation of the series in 2006.
Quick answers
What happened to Michael Mann?
He was hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a gun range in Los Angeles.
Was the shooting accidental?
The LAPD confirmed the incident and it is understood to be completely accidental.