Miss. Firefighter Dies of Heart Attack

Ashland Firefighter John Shoup, 38, died March 15.
March 16, 2015

A Mississippi firefighter has died, a week after suffering a heart attack.

Ashland Firefighter John Shoup, 38, died Sunday, March 15 at a hospital in Jackson, Miss.

On March 7 at a structure fire, he complained he wasn't feeling well and went home.

A few hours later his wife took him to a local hospital where he was treated for a heart attack. He was transferred to a facility in Jackson where he died.

Funeral services are pending. 

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