Reco Latur Dawkins Jr (pictured), 23, was been charged with in connection with the incident after turning himself in to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police

Police have charged a 23-year-old man with attempted murder after a shootout with an Army National Guard combat medic in the stairwell of her home.

Reco Latur Dawkins Jr turned himself in to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on Sunday and was charged with attempted murder, felony breaking and entering and conspiracy to commit felony breaking and entering in connection to the Tuesday break-in.

Semantha Bunce, 21, was at home breast-feeding her four-month-old son Bentley when the intruders arrived on Tuesday morning, according to CNN.

The men knocked on the front door, rang the doorbell and kicked in the door of her home east Charlotte, North Carolina.

The mother-of-two quickly took her son to the bedroom and placed him in the crib before grabbing her gun.

When the men opened fire at her in the stairwell, she then fired back from the bedroom door.

Her husband Paul, a medical technician, told WSOCTV: ‘I think it was a shock to the intruders just as much as it was to her.’

Bunce was shot several times and is recovering in a hospital. The baby wasn't injured.

It was her military training that allowed her to remain calm during the gunfight, he added.

He had been at work at the time and the couple’s daughter was at school.

Semantha Bunce (pictured in hospital with friend Hollie Ritchie) was shot twice when intruders broke into her home in east Charlotte, North Carolina

Bunce was at home feeding her four-month-old son Bentley (pictured together) when intruders kicked in her door on Tuesday morning

'I'm hanging in there,' Paul added to WCNC. 'Taking baby steps, but in the right direction. She is a fighter, she never gives up.'

Hollie Ritchie, a friend and fellow soldier who served alongside Bunce, set up a GoFundMe page to help raise funds to cover the cost of her care.

The page has attracted more than $30,000 in donations since opening days.

Ritchie wrote: ‘She is an amazing person, mother, wife, friend and soldier. Would do anything for anyone and would quite literally give you the shirt off her back if you needed it.’

Bunce’s family said she had made it through surgery and is in a stable condition at Carolinas Medical Center.

The mother-of-two (left, with husband Paul and right, in action), a combat medic in the National Guard, quickly took her son to the bedroom and placed him in the crib before grabbing her husband’s gun

In an update posted yesterday, she added that Bunce is ‘doing much better’ and has managed to get out of bed and take a few steps.

‘She’s quite the fighter and incredibly inspirational,’ Ritchie added. ‘She expressed so much gratitude to everyone for their generosity and kindness.’

Bunce also took to Facebook to express her gratitude, writing: 'I would love to personally thank each and every one if you for your support during this time.

'No words can truly express the amount of gratitude I share for new each of you during this time of utter tragedy.

The mother-of-two (pictured her daughter and son) rushed her son to safety in the bedroom before grabbing a gun and firing back at the intruders

Bunce's husband Paul (pictured together), a medical technician, said his wife is a 'fighter' who never gives up

'To those family members and friends who traveled near and far to be with me and support me during my time of recovery, to those strangers whom I've never met who have taken their generous time to donate and to support my family during this time as well, I appreciate you all equally!

'Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the undying support. It means the absolute world to me and my family to have your support during this time of tragedy.'

Dawkins is being held in jail. It's not known whether he has an attorney to contact for comment on the case.

It is unknown how many other suspects were involved in the break-in.