A man is dead and a woman is injured after they were shot Thursday afternoon in west Houston, according a Houston Police Department post on social media.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Wednesday a woman's civil rights lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of her son during a traffic stop in Houston in a case that could make it easier to hold officers accountable for using excessive force.

Houston police arrested nine people in connection with firing guns on New Year’s Eve and responded to nearly 300 gunfire calls, a stark drop from the 680 calls a year ago.

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Wednesday to revive a Texas woman's civil rights lawsuit against the Houston police officer who fatally shot her son during a traffic stop in a case that could make it easier for plaintiffs to show that police unlawfully used excessive force.