1 November 2026 · Los Angeles
Director Michael Mann, 83, was taken to hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a gun range in Los Angeles, TMZ reports. Los Angeles police confirmed to TMZ that officers and firefighters responded to The Range LA after reports of a shooting.
Photos: Michael Mann at BFI Southbank, London, on 3 December 2023, in conversation with Edith Bowman. Photo A is Wikimedia Commons File:Michael_Mann_in_2023.jpg, photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 842x1122, used at native width. Photo B is from the same BFI event series (MichaelMannBFI031223, 1 of 13), photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 1981x2863; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Both photographs were visually verified in this run: the same man, in the same grey jacket and black top, at the same event. Both are clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows Michael Mann only, the sole subject of this story. No photograph of any Heat or Miami Vice cast member is used, because no page is about another person.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the accident account originates with TMZ's 1 November 2026 report and the Los Angeles Police Department confirmation TMZ reports alongside it (officers and Los Angeles firefighters responded to The Range LA; the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident). Parade, JustJared, EntertainmentNow and The Sun all carry that same TMZ/LAPD account on 1 November 2026, so the incident is widely carried, but readers should know its origin. UPDATE, 1 November 2026: Mann's representatives have since said the injury was superficial and that he was treated and is being released (statement carried by Page Six and PEOPLE on 1 November 2026); the LAPD told PEOPLE he was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No further recovery outcome is claimed. Career facts are carried by at least two of Parade, Britannica and Wikipedia. Single-origin details beyond the LAPD-confirmed account were left out.
What happened
According to TMZ's source, Mann was trying to holster his weapon at the gun range at around 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon when the firearm went off. He was then taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
Photos: Michael Mann at BFI Southbank, London, on 3 December 2023, in conversation with Edith Bowman. Photo A is Wikimedia Commons File:Michael_Mann_in_2023.jpg, photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 842x1122, used at native width. Photo B is from the same BFI event series (MichaelMannBFI031223, 1 of 13), photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 1981x2863; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Both photographs were visually verified in this run: the same man, in the same grey jacket and black top, at the same event. Both are clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows Michael Mann only, the sole subject of this story. No photograph of any Heat or Miami Vice cast member is used, because no page is about another person.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the accident account originates with TMZ's 1 November 2026 report and the Los Angeles Police Department confirmation TMZ reports alongside it (officers and Los Angeles firefighters responded to The Range LA; the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident). Parade, JustJared, EntertainmentNow and The Sun all carry that same TMZ/LAPD account on 1 November 2026, so the incident is widely carried, but readers should know its origin. UPDATE, 1 November 2026: Mann's representatives have since said the injury was superficial and that he was treated and is being released (statement carried by Page Six and PEOPLE on 1 November 2026); the LAPD told PEOPLE he was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No further recovery outcome is claimed. Career facts are carried by at least two of Parade, Britannica and Wikipedia. Single-origin details beyond the LAPD-confirmed account were left out.
What police said
Police told TMZ the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident, when he accidentally discharged a firearm into his own leg. Officers and the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to The Range LA.
Photos: Michael Mann at BFI Southbank, London, on 3 December 2023, in conversation with Edith Bowman. Photo A is Wikimedia Commons File:Michael_Mann_in_2023.jpg, photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 842x1122, used at native width. Photo B is from the same BFI event series (MichaelMannBFI031223, 1 of 13), photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 1981x2863; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Both photographs were visually verified in this run: the same man, in the same grey jacket and black top, at the same event. Both are clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows Michael Mann only, the sole subject of this story. No photograph of any Heat or Miami Vice cast member is used, because no page is about another person.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the accident account originates with TMZ's 1 November 2026 report and the Los Angeles Police Department confirmation TMZ reports alongside it (officers and Los Angeles firefighters responded to The Range LA; the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident). Parade, JustJared, EntertainmentNow and The Sun all carry that same TMZ/LAPD account on 1 November 2026, so the incident is widely carried, but readers should know its origin. UPDATE, 1 November 2026: Mann's representatives have since said the injury was superficial and that he was treated and is being released (statement carried by Page Six and PEOPLE on 1 November 2026); the LAPD told PEOPLE he was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No further recovery outcome is claimed. Career facts are carried by at least two of Parade, Britannica and Wikipedia. Single-origin details beyond the LAPD-confirmed account were left out.
Update: representatives speak
Mann's representatives have since said the weapon accidentally discharged while holstered, resulting in a superficial injury, and that he was treated and is being released, Page Six and PEOPLE report. The Los Angeles Police Department told PEOPLE he was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No further recovery outcome is claimed here.
Photos: Michael Mann at BFI Southbank, London, on 3 December 2023, in conversation with Edith Bowman. Photo A is Wikimedia Commons File:Michael_Mann_in_2023.jpg, photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 842x1122, used at native width. Photo B is from the same BFI event series (MichaelMannBFI031223, 1 of 13), photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 1981x2863; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Both photographs were visually verified in this run: the same man, in the same grey jacket and black top, at the same event. Both are clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows Michael Mann only, the sole subject of this story. No photograph of any Heat or Miami Vice cast member is used, because no page is about another person.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the accident account originates with TMZ's 1 November 2026 report and the Los Angeles Police Department confirmation TMZ reports alongside it (officers and Los Angeles firefighters responded to The Range LA; the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident). Parade, JustJared, EntertainmentNow and The Sun all carry that same TMZ/LAPD account on 1 November 2026, so the incident is widely carried, but readers should know its origin. UPDATE, 1 November 2026: Mann's representatives have since said the injury was superficial and that he was treated and is being released (statement carried by Page Six and PEOPLE on 1 November 2026); the LAPD told PEOPLE he was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No further recovery outcome is claimed. Career facts are carried by at least two of Parade, Britannica and Wikipedia. Single-origin details beyond the LAPD-confirmed account were left out.
Who is Michael Mann
Michael Kenneth Mann was born on 5 February 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. He is one of Hollywood's most acclaimed filmmakers, known for stylish, intense crime dramas and an elegantly stylised realism, as Britannica and Parade describe his work.
Photos: Michael Mann at BFI Southbank, London, on 3 December 2023, in conversation with Edith Bowman. Photo A is Wikimedia Commons File:Michael_Mann_in_2023.jpg, photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 842x1122, used at native width. Photo B is from the same BFI event series (MichaelMannBFI031223, 1 of 13), photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 1981x2863; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Both photographs were visually verified in this run: the same man, in the same grey jacket and black top, at the same event. Both are clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows Michael Mann only, the sole subject of this story. No photograph of any Heat or Miami Vice cast member is used, because no page is about another person.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the accident account originates with TMZ's 1 November 2026 report and the Los Angeles Police Department confirmation TMZ reports alongside it (officers and Los Angeles firefighters responded to The Range LA; the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident). Parade, JustJared, EntertainmentNow and The Sun all carry that same TMZ/LAPD account on 1 November 2026, so the incident is widely carried, but readers should know its origin. UPDATE, 1 November 2026: Mann's representatives have since said the injury was superficial and that he was treated and is being released (statement carried by Page Six and PEOPLE on 1 November 2026); the LAPD told PEOPLE he was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No further recovery outcome is claimed. Career facts are carried by at least two of Parade, Britannica and Wikipedia. Single-origin details beyond the LAPD-confirmed account were left out.
Heat (1995)
His 1995 film Heat, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer, is widely considered one of the greatest crime movies ever made. It remains the film most closely linked with his name.
Photos: Michael Mann at BFI Southbank, London, on 3 December 2023, in conversation with Edith Bowman. Photo A is Wikimedia Commons File:Michael_Mann_in_2023.jpg, photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 842x1122, used at native width. Photo B is from the same BFI event series (MichaelMannBFI031223, 1 of 13), photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 1981x2863; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Both photographs were visually verified in this run: the same man, in the same grey jacket and black top, at the same event. Both are clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows Michael Mann only, the sole subject of this story. No photograph of any Heat or Miami Vice cast member is used, because no page is about another person.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the accident account originates with TMZ's 1 November 2026 report and the Los Angeles Police Department confirmation TMZ reports alongside it (officers and Los Angeles firefighters responded to The Range LA; the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident). Parade, JustJared, EntertainmentNow and The Sun all carry that same TMZ/LAPD account on 1 November 2026, so the incident is widely carried, but readers should know its origin. UPDATE, 1 November 2026: Mann's representatives have since said the injury was superficial and that he was treated and is being released (statement carried by Page Six and PEOPLE on 1 November 2026); the LAPD told PEOPLE he was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No further recovery outcome is claimed. Career facts are carried by at least two of Parade, Britannica and Wikipedia. Single-origin details beyond the LAPD-confirmed account were left out.
Beyond Heat
Mann was executive producer of the television series Miami Vice (1984-90). He directed Daniel Day-Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Russell Crowe and Pacino in The Insider (1999), which earned seven Academy Award nominations, Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx in Collateral (2004), Will Smith in Ali (2001) and Johnny Depp in Public Enemies (2009).
Photos: Michael Mann at BFI Southbank, London, on 3 December 2023, in conversation with Edith Bowman. Photo A is Wikimedia Commons File:Michael_Mann_in_2023.jpg, photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 842x1122, used at native width. Photo B is from the same BFI event series (MichaelMannBFI031223, 1 of 13), photographed by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, original 1981x2863; only a head-and-shoulders crop is used, downscaled to the 1080px page canvas width and never upscaled. Both photographs were visually verified in this run: the same man, in the same grey jacket and black top, at the same event. Both are clear, sharp and watermark-free. Every page photograph shows Michael Mann only, the sole subject of this story. No photograph of any Heat or Miami Vice cast member is used, because no page is about another person.
Reporting note, stated plainly: the accident account originates with TMZ's 1 November 2026 report and the Los Angeles Police Department confirmation TMZ reports alongside it (officers and Los Angeles firefighters responded to The Range LA; the victim had no intention of harming himself and was injured in a training accident). Parade, JustJared, EntertainmentNow and The Sun all carry that same TMZ/LAPD account on 1 November 2026, so the incident is widely carried, but readers should know its origin. UPDATE, 1 November 2026: Mann's representatives have since said the injury was superficial and that he was treated and is being released (statement carried by Page Six and PEOPLE on 1 November 2026); the LAPD told PEOPLE he was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No further recovery outcome is claimed. Career facts are carried by at least two of Parade, Britannica and Wikipedia. Single-origin details beyond the LAPD-confirmed account were left out.
Most recent work
His most recent film, Ferrari, starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, was released in 2023. He co-wrote the 2022 novel Heat 2 and has been developing Heat 2 as his next film. Over his career he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a BAFTA Award for producing The Aviator, with four Academy Award nominations. Tap below for more VisitBest web stories.