Singer Issac Hayes Dead At 55

At approximately 1pm Shelby County Sheriff’s department received a call
from Issac Hayes’ wife, who found him lying unresponsive next to a
treadmill at 9280 Riveredge and Forrest hill Irene in Shelby County.

Shelby County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene and C.P.R. was
performed. Hayes was unresponsive, and Shelby County Fire Department and
Rural Metro arrived on the scene where they took him straight to Baptist
East Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:10pm.

At this time officials do not believe foul play was involved, and
everything at the scene so far indicated that Hayes’ death was natural.