N.C. Officer Recovers from Near Fatal Wounds Suffered in July

Damon Youmans could have died July 2.

If his fellow officers had not rushed him to a waiting ambulance, he would have died.

If he had been taken to a community hospital instead of a trauma center, he would have died.

The Durham police rookie's injuries were so severe that his father packed his black suit for the trip from New York City.

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