Filmmaker Michael Mann is recovering after accidentally shooting himself at a Los Angeles firing range, suffering what multiple reports describe as a “superficial injury.”
TMZ and People magazine reported that a firearm Mr. Mann, 83, was using discharged while holstered, firing a bullet into his leg Saturday afternoon.
He was reportedly treated and released from an area hospital.
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TMZ described Mr. Mann as an experienced target shooter who was following proper procedure when he was wounded.
Mr. Mann is best known for the films “Heat” and “Last of the Mohicans” and the NBC action drama “Miami Vice.” He is filming “Heat 2,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale and Adam Driver.
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