Off-duty Texas police officer shoots Black neighbor through closed door

There have been several recent incidents in the US in which people have been shot after approaching the wrong residence

Early on Monday, an off-duty Texas highway patrol officer thought someone was trying to break into his apartment in Houston, according to authorities. He pulled his gun out, shot the person behind his shuttered door - and realized it was his neighbor, officials said.

The latest case of an off-duty law enforcement officer encountering and shooting a member of the public took place after midnight at an apartment complex just outside Minute Maid Park, where Houston's professional baseball team, the Astros, plays.