Body found in Fort Smith park over weekend

Death labeled as suspicious

— Police in Fort Smith are investigating the “suspicious” death of a man whose body was found in a city park.

Sgt. Daniel Grubbs says 59-year-old Walter Graham was found Saturday afternoon in Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

Grubbs declined to comment on the suspected cause of death — but said it does not appear to be natural. He says the body has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.

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