Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting at a west Birmingham motel that injured a 9-year-old girl and her father.

Police Sunday night announced the arrests of Jonathan Ellington, 21, and Honijah Fletcher, 22. Both are from Birmingham.

Fletcher is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling. Ellington is charged with two counts of attempted murder.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service crews responded shortly before 6:30 p.m. Friday to the Sun Inn in the 1500 block of Bessemer Road.

Sgt. Monica Law said the young girl was shot in the abdomen. She was taken to Children’s Hospital in critical condition.

The girl’s father was shot in the arm. He was treated and released from Baptist Princeton Baptist Medical Center.

Authorities said robbery was a possible motive.

The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle.

With assistance from the department’s Real Time Crime Center, Law said, the suspect vehicle was seen entering the Kimbrough Homes public housing community shortly after the shooting.

West Precinct Task Force Officers responded and took Ellington into custody after a brief foot chase.

Fletcher was taken into custody in the 1600 block of 52nd Street in Ensley.

Both suspects will be held without bond in the Jefferson County Jail.