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Kinston teen found dead today after accidental shooting

By Dennis Hill
Published in News on September 1, 2009 1:46 PM

KINSTON -- Kinston police responded to a shooting early today on Candlewood Drive and found a 19-year-old teenager dead from a gunshot wound.

Authorities said Kevin Cox was found with a single gunshot wound to the head at 707 Candlewood shortly after 2 p.m.

Investigators determined the shooting was an accident after witnesses said Cox had been handling a .38-caliber revolver.