WATERTOWN (AP) — Watertown Police said Saturday they are awaiting “further studies” to determine the cause of death of Republican State Auditor Rob Kane, but stressed it doesn't appear to be anything suspicious.

The 53-year-old father of two and former state senator was found dead Friday by police making a check at Kane's home at the request of his family.

Watertown Police said in a statement issued Saturday and provided to the Connecticut Post that an autopsy had been performed, noting “the cause of death is pending further studies.” The department said it had no further information to release other than Kane's death not appearing to be suspicious.

In Connecticut, there is both Republican and a Democratic auditor of public accounts who are appointed by the General Assembly to audit state agencies. They oversee a professional staff of nearly 100 people.

Kane's Democratic counterpart, John Geragosian, said in a statement released Saturday that he and the office's staff were shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Kane, who the former Democratic state representative called a good friend.

“He was a Republican and I am a Democrat. He was a senator and I was a representative. While we did not always agree on everything, we always found a way to reach consensus,” said Geragosian. “Our offices were separated by a door that always remained open. We became good friends who shared only one common foe: the New York Yankees.”

Kane has held the Republican auditor position since 2017. A former small business owner, he previously served in the state Senate for eight years.