Gravette father and son found dead in auto shop

SPRINGDALE -- A father and son died in an auto shop last week, likely from generator emissions, police said.

Emergency responders found the bodies of Travis Walls, 35, and his adolescent son (Traver Walls) Friday at 4262 S. Thompson St., said Lt. Jeff Taylor of the Springdale Police Department. Absolute Auto Glass is listed as being at that address.

Police were sent to the location to check on the pair's welfare after they were unaccounted for for 12 hours, Taylor said.

"We get there, and the responding officer could smell a gas or fume smell," Taylor said.

The Springdale Fire Department investigated the source of the smell.

Capt. Dustin McDonald said firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide when they arrived. He said one of the bodies was found under a vehicle in the shop and the other in a bathroom.

Both bodies were sent to the State Crime Lab in Little Rock. Foul play isn't suspected, Taylor said.

Traver Walls, son of Travis, was on the Gravette football team and would have been a junior at Gravette High School this fall.

General News on 05/31/2017