The spokesperson for the Missouri auditor 's office has taken his life - just a month after his boss , Tom Schweich , took his own life amid claims he was being politically bullied . Robert 'Spence ' Jackson , 44 , took a sick day on Friday and shot himself either Friday night or early Saturday , authorities said on Monday . His body was found in his bedroom on Sunday during a well-being check around 7pm after his mother called police when she was unable to reach him . A gun was found near his body . Police spokesman Captain Doug Shoemaker said that investigators also found a note in Jackson 's apartment , but he declined to detail what it said . His death comes weeks after his boss , Tom Schweich , shot himself dead minutes after telling a reporter he wanted to go public with allegations he was being bullied by fellow Republicans . Scroll down for video . Double tragedy : Spence Jackson , left , has been found dead just a month after his boss , Missouri state auditor Tom Schweich , right , took his life amid rumors he was the victim of a bullying campaign . Investigation : Jefferson City Police Department Captain Doug Shoemaker answers questions during a news conference on Monday , hours after Jackson was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gun wound . Shoemaker said police were aware of the political issues surrounding the deaths , but that investigators would n't comment 'or really entertain questions that might link Jackson to any type of political issue , whether it 's perceived or real ' . Police said there was no physical evidence of a forced entry or struggle , but that an autopsy is planned for Monday and detectives are continuing to investigate the case . Schweich , who launched his Republican gubernatorial campaign in January and was considered a frontrunner , was targeted by state GOP Chairman John Hancock , according to his supporters . Hancock allegedly told people that Schweich - who was Christian but had Jewish ancestry - was Jewish with the implication that it was a negative attribute in a gubernatorial campaign . The auditor had expressed angst to friends that he believed he was the victim of 'an anti-Semitic whispering campaign ' . On February 26 , he shot himself at his Clayton home just minutes after telling an Associated Press reporter about the tactics . Schweich , 54 , left behind his wife Kathleen and their two young children , Emilie and Thomas . Scrutiny : Schweich supporters accused state GOP Chairman John Hancock , pictured , of falsely claiming he was Jewish to damage his gubernatorial campaign . Police have found no evidence of the bullying . Heartbroken : Schweich 's relatives comfort each other outside his funeral on March 3 , a week after he shot himself dead . Just moments earlier , he told reporters he wanted to go public with the bullying claims . At his funeral days later , former U.S. Sen. John Danforth , an Episcopal priest , suggested during his eulogy that Schweich had been driven to kill himself by political bullying . Some Schweich supporters called on Hancock to resign or for the Republican state committee to remove him . Jackson was among those who had called for Hancock 's resignation . But a week ago , Clayton Police Detective Lt. Don Bass said Schweich left behind no suicide note and that detectives have found no evidence that he was the target of political bullying . ' I think everybody 's looking for a rational reason for an irrational act ... but right now we 're not finding anything , ' Bass said , adding that based on 'the leads and sources that we have heard from , we have not been able to prove that there was a whispering campaign ' . Hancock has also denied the allegation and said that he has received support from the state committee to continue in his role . After the death of his boss , Jackson continued to work as the auditor 's spokesperson . He had started working as Schweich 's media director in May 2011 after holding several key Republican jobs in state government . At work : Jackson , pictured in January 2002 , had several key Republican jobs in state government . Loss : 44-year-old Jackson , pictured , had worked with state officials for more than a decade and was remembered by former Secretary of State Matt Blunt as 'hard-working , well-liked and quick-witted ' In the early 2000s , he was communications director for then-Secretary of State Matt Blunt , and then worked for Blunt 's campaign committee in 2004 as Blunt ran for governor . Following news of Jackson 's death , Blunt released a statement about his 'hard-working , well-liked and quick-witted ' friend and former colleague . 'Melanie and I are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Spence Jackson who was a good friend for many years , ' it read . 'Spence was a gifted communicator who dedicated his talents in public affairs to public service ... He will truly be missed . We mourn his passing and offer our prayers to his family and friends . ' After working for Blunt , Jackson moved to the Missouri Department of Economic Development , where he worked for just over two years .
Spence Jackson , 44 , was found dead inside his apartment from a self-inflicted gun wound on Sunday after taking a sick day on Friday . Authorities said he left behind a note but would not reveal what it said . He had worked for state auditor Hancock , who shot himself dead in February after claiming he was the victim of a bullying campaign . His supporters accused state GOP Chairman John Tom Schweich of telling people Schweich was Jewish to damage his gubernatorial campaign . Jackson had called for Tom Schweich 's resignation . But last week , police said there was no evidence of a bullying campaign .