Shocking video shows moment ex-Massachusetts mayor is stabbed in neck on street
Shocking video shows moment ex-Massachusetts mayor is stabbed in neck on street
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Shocking video shows moment ex-Massachusetts mayor is stabbed in neck on street

Anna Wright,Editor 🕒︎ 2025-10-23

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Shocking video shows moment ex-Massachusetts mayor is stabbed in neck on street

Shocking video shows the moment a former Massachusetts mayor was stabbed multiple times in the neck outside a cannabis dispensary. Will Flanagan, 44, was attacked at around 5pm near Cosmopolitan Dispensary in Fall River, 50 miles south of Boston. Appalling footage shows the suspect, 31-year-old Corree Gonzales, running up to an unsuspecting Flanagan before striking him in the face and neck, WCVB reported. Flanagan threw his hands up in defense and attempted to escape before collapsing on the sidewalk. The alleged attacker fled as the former Fall River mayor collapsed to the ground. The 44-year-old steadied himself and limped toward a nearby housing complex where several people stood outside. A witness said Flanagan, bloodied and mumbling, approached them outside, called the police, but didn’t enter the building. 'I saw a guy mumbling some words. He came out, brushed up against the guy, stabbed him on the face and the neck. He was bleeding everywhere,' Karen Cange said. The former mayor was taken to hospital where he is currently in 'serious but stable condition.' Gonzales was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the stabbing, his motive and whether he had prior relationship with the mayor remains unknown. He was taken into custody at 8.30 am, and pleaded not guilty during Tuesday's arraignment, the Post reported. Upon arrest, Gonzalez attacked the officers and now faces four additional counts of assault and battery, along with the pending stabbing charges. Current Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan said the suspect has 'mental health issues' and a criminal record. 'They are not sure if he had any relationship at all with the former mayor Will Flanagan or just a random act,' Coogan said. Court paperwork shows Gonzales's arrests in 2024 have listed him as homeless. In a previous arrest, Gonzalez allegedly threatened his mother and sister. According to the report, his mother said he has struggled with mental illness since age 15. The alleged stabber is currently being held without bail and will undergo a mental health evaluation. Flanagan served as mayor of Fall River from 2010 until 2014 when he was defeated in a recall election. The 44-year-old was an assistant district attorney when he was first elected mayor in 2009, at 29, the youngest mayor in Fall River's history. A recall over a 'pay-as-you-throw' trash collection policy and reports he threatened a city councilor with a gun forced his recall in a 2014 vote. Since leaving office, he has returned to practicing as a lawyer. A frequent poster on social media, Flanagan was engaging live on Facebook just hours before he was stabbed. 'He's[Flanagan] a good guy. I wish him a speedy recovery,' Witness Cange said.

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