A 23-year-old bartender on Birmingham's Southside was shot early this morning at work.

The shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. at the Upside Down Plaza on Magnolia Avenue. Family members of the victim said a couple came in to the bar and the female was underage. The bartender was trying to get her to leave when the girl's boyfriend jumped the victim.

The girl then pulled out a gun and shot the victim point-blank in the abdomen/rib area and the couple fled. The bartender was rushed to UAB where he underwent surgery to remove the bullet. He is expected to survive, and his family says it's a miracle.

The couple later crashed on a downtown Birmingham bridge near Sloss Furnace and both were taken into custody a short time later.

More information will be released as it becomes available.