2 suspects arrested, 2 wanted for deadly drive-by shooting outside Bugs Bar

HOUSTON - Two suspects are in custody and two are still wanted for a deadly drive-by shooting last summer outside a southeast Houston bar.

Bug Bar shooting updates: Suspects arrested, wanted

What we know:

Houston Police shared an update on Thursday saying four young men are charged with murder for the July 2025 shooting outside Bugs Bar:

• Jaquavian Alfred, 18
• Joseph Raines, 19
• Jessie Alfred, 20
• Curvis Lenton, 24

Police say Jessie Alfred was arrested on Tuesday, and Lenton is already in jail for a separate charge.

Jaquavian Alfred and Raines are still wanted.

Court records confirm Lenton and Jessie Alfred have been charged with capital murder (multi-murder).

Alfred's bond is $1.5 million, and Lenton's is $3 million.

What we don't know:

There is no information about where Joseph Raines and Jaquavian Alfred may be.

What you can do:

Anyone with information on the wanted suspects can do one of the following:

• Call HPD Homicide unit at 713-308-3600
• Send anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477)

Bugs Bar shooting

The backstory:

The shooting happened on July 13, 2025, outside of Bugs Bar along Dixie Drive near Mykawa Road.

Police say at least one person in a vehicle fired into a crowd of people outside the bar.

Seventeen people were shot in total.

Two of the victims were pronounced deceased: Bar owner and popular Houston barber Paul "Junebug" Stevenson, and 21-year-old Destini Butler.