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Missouri Auditor and governor candidate Tom Schweich has died
Tom Schweich, Missouri's Republican state auditor and a leading contender for the governor's office in next year's election, has died, according to his office.
Earlier in the day, a police source said Schweich had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He was 54.
His death was confirmed by his office early Thursday afternoon, just hours after Schweich had arranged an interview with reporters for the Post-Dispatch and the Associated Press at his Clayton home.
Read the rest at: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missouri-auditor-and-governor-candidate-tom-schweich-has-died/article_879ddcd7-c997-5df3-bc61-39282c4f7434.html