Durham police officer D.J. Youmans, shot last week while responding to a call on Shannon Road, was moved out of intensive care at Duke Hospital on Monday.

Officers were dispatched to a call at 3300 Shannon Road, Apt. 5-A shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday. As they arrived, several shots were fired from inside the apartment. One struck Youmans between the bottom of his bulletproof vest and his gun belt. Three officers -- Cpl. T.D. Bobbitt, Officer D. Horton and Officer A. Brown -- rescued him, placed him in the back of a patrol car and drove him to a nearby EMS vehicle, according to a Police Department news release.

"The other officers on the scene should be commended for the restraint they used in not returning fire not knowing who might be in the apartment," said Police Chief Jose L. Lopez Sr. "I also want to commend the officers who gave attention to the injured officer while putting their own lives at risk."

Durham Fire Capt. Glenn Cooper, Fire Technician Cleve Sorrell and Firefighter Larry Perdue from Durham Engine 11 and EMTs Zane Jones and Chris Taylor from Parkwood Volunteer Fire Department treated Youmans and took him to Duke Hospital. Doctors used more than 60 units of blood during the emergency surgery.

Thomas Rashawn Monroe, 23, has been charged with the shooting. He remained in the Durham County jail in lieu of $250,000 bail.

Monroe's relatives say he fired in self-defense. They said police did not identify themselves when they arrived and for all they knew, whoever had been shooting at the home earlier was still outside the door. A preliminary investigation indicates police did identify themselves when they arrived, according to the department.