Filmmaker Michael Mann, 83, injured in accidental shooting at Los Angeles range

The incident

Filmmaker Michael Mann, 83, was hurt on Saturday, 31 October, at about 16:00 local time, when a pistol went off at The Range LA, a private shooting club in Los Angeles. TMZ, citing a source, reported that the gun fired while Mann was trying to put it back into its holster and that the bullet struck his leg. Firefighters and Los Angeles police went to the range, and paramedics took him to hospital by ambulance. One Italian report dated the incident to Sunday, 1 November, but the other sources place it on Saturday.

Police findings

Police classified the case as an unfortunate accident during firearms training. Investigators found that the weapon discharged entirely by chance and ruled out any intent on Mann's part. A police spokesperson also said no third person was involved and attributed the injury solely to mishandling of the weapon.

His condition and the response

Reports had not disclosed his condition or the extent of his injuries. TMZ said Mann's associates had not responded to its requests for comment, and The Independent said it had contacted his representatives as well. No answer had been published in the articles available at the time of writing.

Career and the Heat sequel

Mann has directed 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). Super Express reports he has been nominated for an Oscar four times without winning one. Tgcom24 reports that he is in pre-production on Heat 2, a sequel to the 1995 film starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, and the accident came while that project was underway.