Michael Mann was hospitalized after he accidentally shot himself in the leg on Saturday a Los Angeles gun range, according to the L.A. Police Department.
The director was reportedly injured while trying to holster the firearm when the weapon accidentally went off, per TMZ, which first reported the news. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. at the Range L.A., and L.A. PD confirmed he was in stable condition at the time of the call.
“On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann. He was treated and is being released,” Mann’s reps said in a statement.
Mann is best known for directing such movies as “Heat,” “Thief,” “Manhunter,” “Collateral” and “The Insider.” He last directed 2023’s “Ferrari,” a sports biopic starring Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari and Penelope Cruz as his wife Laura.
