A man killed in a shooting Wednesday night in Southeast Washington apparently was struck by a bullet fired accidentally by a neighbor, according to D.C. police.

       The victim was identified as Harold James, 66. Police said he was shot in one leg and died at a hospital.

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       Police said the shooting occurred shortly after 9 p.m. inside an apartment in the 2300 block of Good Hope Road SE.

       Dustin Sternbeck, a police spokesman, said James was lying on a bed when a bullet fired in the apartment below struck him.

       Sternbeck said a man told police he had been cleaning his gun when it fired. The spokesman said the man had a valid permit for the firearm. The man was not identified.

       Police have not filed the charges in the case but said the investigation continues. A police report says the incident is being investigated as involuntary manslaughter.

       It was not immediately clear whether James lived at the apartment on Good Hope Road or had been visiting.