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2 charged in stabbing of off-duty Chicago Police officer

2 charged in stabbing of off-duty Chicago Police officer
2 charged in stabbing of off-duty Chicago Police officer 00:26

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two people are now charged in the stabbing of an off-duty Chicago Police officer in Rogers Park. 

It happened early Friday morning near Fargo and Ashland.

The 36-year-old officer was standing with a group of people when a fight broke out. 

He was stabbed during that fight and is now recovering. 

Chicago Police say 31-year-old Dorothy Howard and 32-year-old Brandon Westbrook-Simmons are charged with aggravated battery and great bodily harm.

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