Police arrest two suspects for Monroe Avenue shooting

Rochester, N.Y. — Police announced Thursday they have arrested a second suspect for a shooting nearly two months ago on the city's southeast side.

Officers responded to Monroe Avenue near Amherst Street around 12:45 a.m. Dec. 3 and found a 27-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Police said the victim survived life-altering injuries.

BACKGROUND: Man in critical condition after overnight shooting on Monroe Avenue

Police arrested the suspected shooter, Dale McCarthy, 28, Dec. 19.

A U.S. Marshals task force arrested the second suspect, Chicko Dillard, 42, Jan. 31. Police credited "significant community assistance" in helping identify Dillard as a suspect.

An indictment unsealed Wednesday charged both suspects with attempted murder and assault.

Police said McCarthy was released from prison on parole in November, following a 2018 robbery conviction. Dillard had been released last February following a 2005 attempted murder conviction.

Both suspects are being held in Monroe County Jail.