Durham Police Officer D.J. Youmans was shot in the abdomen during a call at the South Square Townhomes on Shannon Road early Thursday morning.
Youmans, 32, and his training officer responded to a shots fired call, which was then changed to a possible break-in in progress. Shots were fired from inside apartment 5-A as officers arrived. The bullet hit Youmans under his bulletproof vest.
"It just reminds you of how dangerous this job is and how these officers put themselves out on a daily basis," Durham Police Chief Jose L. Lopez Sr. said from the scene.
Youmans, who became a Durham cop in May after being a New York City officer, has undergone surgery at Duke University Hospital.
Investigators have made an arrest in the shooting. For more information go to the story:
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