Officials discovered Roy Jacob Bryant, 23, of the 3300 block of Ivey Stine Road, Lenoir, in a bedroom. Rowan EMS members treated him, but they were unsuccessful in their attempts by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">to save
him, said Rowan Sheriff’s Capt. John Sifford.
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was accidentally shot by his cousin, Timothy Scott Glover, 22, of Woodleaf Road.
Glover was showing Bryant his .410 caliber shotgun and was putting it by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">away
when the gun went off.
Glover placed the round he’d removed from the gun back into it and was closing it when Bryant slapped at the gun.
Officials said it is likely Glover’s finger was on the trigger when Bryant slapped at the gun. Bryant was shot at nearly point blank range in the stomach and died at the home.
