A Birmingham lounge employee has been charged in the weekend shooting death of a patron.

Jordan Jackson, 19, of Gardendale, is charged with murder in the Sunday slaying of 32-year-old Quantez Banks.

South Precinct officers were dispatched at 2:45 a.m. Sunday to Mel’s Place at 3921 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North on a report of a person shot.

Officer Truman Fitzgerald said police went inside the lounge and found Banks wounded. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead on the scene.

The preliminary investigation indicates the two men were involved in a verbal altercation before the shots rang out. Authorities have not disclosed the nature of the argument.

Fitzgerald said it appears the lounge was in the process of closing when the shooting happened, but there were still people present.

Jackson ran away on foot, but responding patrol officers were able to quickly capture him.

The 19-year-old suspect was held in the Birmingham City Jail on a 48-hour hold while the investigation continued. Once warrants were obtained, Jackson was booked into the Jefferson County Jail at 8:12 p.m. Monday.

He remains held without bond.