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Savanah Lynn Hopkins, left, is charged with attempted murder in the October shooting of a Birmingham bartender. Her boyfriend, Sebastian Godby, is charged with drug possession.

(Jefferson County Jail)

A teen girl is now behind bars in connection with last month's shooting of a Birmingham bartender at a Southside club.

Savanah Lynn Hopkins, 19, was booked into the Jefferson County Jail today shortly after 1 p.m., jail records show. She is charged with attempted murder in the wounding of 23-year-old Zakk Earle at the Upside Down Plaza on Magnolia Avenue.

Hopkins' boyfriend, 23-year-old Sebastian Godby, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and drug possession with intent to distribute. He also was jailed this afternoon.

The shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. Oct. 12. Earle told police the couple came into the bar and the female - later identified as Hopkins - was not old enough to drink or even be there. Earle was trying to get her to leave when Godby handed her something - believed to be the gun - and jumped the bartender.

The victim's father, Roger Earle, said his son had the suspect on the ground and yelled for someone to call 911. That's when Hopkins shot Zakk Earle. He was rushed to UAB Hospital where he underwent surgery not long after his arrival. "He remembered it all and the cops said it matched what the witnesses said and the video showed,'' he said.

The couple fled the scene and a lookout bulletin was issued to surrounding law enforcement agencies. The suspects crashed their vehicle on a downtown Birmingham bridge near Sloss Furnace and were captured after a short foot chase.

Zakk Earle was shot at point-blank range and suffered damage to his liver and abdomen. He has since been released from the hospital and continues to recover at home.

Hopkins, of McCalla, is being held on $30,000. Godby is jailed on $5,000 bond.

"She shot him in the chest at close range. If this is not attempted murder I don't know what is,'' Roger Earle told AL.com today. "I hope justice is served and she and her accomplice are held accountable for their actions."