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Capital Murder Charges Filed in 2025 Bugs Bar Mass Shooting as Two Suspects Remain Wanted

Prosecutors say evidence from ballistics, surveillance video, social‑media photos plus a reported confession supports a retaliation motive.

Overview

  • Curvis Lenton, 24, and Jessie Alfred, 20, are charged with capital murder and are in custody, with bail set at $3 million and $1.5 million respectively.
  • Houston police say warrants are outstanding for Jaquavian Alfred, 18, and Joseph Raines, 19, and ask the public to contact HPD Homicide or Crime Stoppers with tips.
  • The drive-by attack outside Bugs Bar on Dixie Drive on July 13, 2025, killed Destini Butler, 21, and bar owner Paul “Junebug” Stevenson, 48.
  • Court records list 15 people wounded, while earlier police statements said 17 people were shot during the incident.
  • Investigators cite bullets from at least four weapons, surveillance of a black Chevrolet Impala and a light green Toyota, social-media images of suspects posing with guns, and a witness report that Jessie Alfred confessed the next day.