Director Michael Mann, 83, Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg at Los Angeles Gun Range
Photo: The GuardianFilm director Michael Mann, 83, accidentally shot himself in the leg around 4 p.m. Saturday at The Range LA, a Los Angeles gun range, and was taken to a hospital by ambulance. His representative said in a statement that a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered, causing a superficial injury, and that he was treated and is being released. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to a call about shots fired, determined the shooting was accidental and said he was taken to a hospital in stable condition. TMZ first reported that Mann was trying to holster his gun during target practice at a sanctioned range. A person familiar with the situation said he has been an experienced target shooter for decades and called the injury minor. Mann directed Heat, Collateral and Manhunter. He is developing a sequel to Heat, reportedly with Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale, which is expected to begin shooting early next year.
The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times, on the left, both center the minor injury and the representative's statement. The Guardian cites the Associated Press and TMZ and lists Mann's career, including Miami Vice and Ferrari, while noting the Heat sequel with Bale and DiCaprio. The Times adds the person who called the injury subcutaneous and links Mann's reputation for realistic gunfights to the Heat bank-robbery shootout. It does not describe the range's clientele. The right-leaning Daily Mail and Page Six agree on the time, place and cause. Their headlines stress Mann's age and, in the Daily Mail's case, that he was rushed to hospital. Both spend more space on the range as a members-only club. The Daily Mail adds annual memberships of roughly $3,000 to $20,000, citing The Mirror, and a police-report line calling it a training accident. Page Six lists the casts of Heat, The Insider and Collateral. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety largely match the others' account.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize Mann's statement, minor injury and film career; right sources stress the members-only range's exclusivity, its membership costs and the police description of a training accident.
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- Los Angeles TimesPaywall‘Heat’ director Michael Mann accidentally shoots himself at L.A. gun range
The Guardian and Los Angeles Times lead with the accidental, superficial injury, quoting Mann's representative and an unnamed source, and add his career and the planned Heat sequel.
- VarietyMichael Mann Hospitalized After Accidentally Shooting Himself in the Leg at Los Angeles Gun Range
The Hollywood Reporter and Variety report the hospitalization using the representative's statement, an LAPD account and TMZ's report, and add details on Mann's work and the Heat 2 cast.
- Page Six‘Heat’ director Michael Mann, 83, hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself at LA gun range
Daily Mail and Page Six stress Mann's age and hospitalization, the exclusive members-only range and, in the Daily Mail, its membership costs, plus a police-report description and his film credits.