Heat director Michael Mann was hospitalized with minor injuries after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Los Angeles gun range on Halloween.
TMZ confirmed the news with local authorities and the filmmaker’s representative today. Mann was reportedly sent to the hospital for treatment and is in the process of being released.
“On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann,” his representative said this morning. “He was treated and is being released.”
Mann is known for his role in developing some of the biggest crime dramas of the last 40 years and, as noted by TMZ, is a highly experienced target shooter himself. The site described the incident as having occurred during a training exercise of some kind, with its sources saying the 83-year-old director had no intention of harming himself. Additional details are unclear.
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