| Two suspects charged and wanted in the fatal shooting of a man and woman and the wounding of 15 others at 6502 Dixie Drive about 11:45 p.m. on July 13, 2025, are in custody.
The suspects Jaquavian Alfred, 18, and Joseph Raines, 19, are charged with capital murder in the 185th Criminal District Court.
Two previously arrested suspects, Jessie Alfred, 21, and Curvis Lenton, 24, are also charged with capital murder in the 185th Criminal District Court. Booking photos of all four suspects are attached to this news release.
The deceased victims are identified as Paul Stevenson, 48, and Destini Butler, 21.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeants K. Persad & C. LaFour and Detectives R. Waterwall & L. Yasin reported:
HPD patrol officers responded to a shooting call in the parking lot of a business at the above address. Officers arrived to a large gathering of people running from the venue and located several individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced one female deceased at the scene. Paramedics transported another male to an area hospital where doctors pronounced him deceased.
15 other gunshot victims were transported to area hospitals either by paramedics or private vehicles. Eight males (ages 52, 21, 19, 19 19, 18, 17 and 17) and seven females (ages 21, 21,19, 18, 18, 18 and 14) are listed in stable conditions.
Witnesses described seeing unknown suspect(s) inside a vehicle described only as black sedan fire multiple rounds towards the crowd. The vehicle fled the scene down Dixie Drive.
On February 9, \investigators presented evidence to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and four suspects, Jaquavian Alfred, Jessie Alfred, Joseph Raines and Curvis Lenton, were all charged for their role in the shootings.
Lenton was already in the custody of the Harris County jail on an unrelated charge. Jessie Alfred was arrested on February 10 by the HPD Northbelt and South Gessner Patrol Division’s tactical teams.
South Gessner Patrol Division’s Crime Suppression Team and members of the U.S. Marshals Services arrested Jaquavian Alfred and Joseph Raines on May 22 and May 26, respectively.
Jaquavian Alfred
Joseph Raines
Jessie Alfred
Curvis Lenton
2nd Update: SOA/JKS 5-29-26
Update: JKS/ECR 2-12-26
SOA /JKS 7-14-25
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