A drive-by shooting outside Bug’s Bar on Dixie Drive in southeast Houston left two dead and many wounded late on July 13, 2025. Destini Butler, 21 and described as a Black/African American woman, was among a crowd outside the club when a dark sedan — initially reported as gray or silver — rolled past and someone fired into the group. Butler died of her wounds; Paul Junebug Stevenson, 48, the club owner and local barber, was also killed. Authorities later confirmed 17 people were struck, with 15 injured in addition to the two fatalities, and placed the shooting time around 11:45–11:47 p.m.

Witnesses reported the possibility of more than one shooter. Investigators recovered evidence markers on the pavement, canvassed for surveillance footage and asked the public for tips. As of the days after the attack, Houston police had not announced any arrests or publicly identified suspects. If anyone was at Bug’s Bar that night or has footage or information, please share it with investigators.