Gruesome New Video Shows Moment Former Mass. Mayor was Stabbed Outside His Cannabis Dispensary; Former Massachusetts Mayor Stabbed Outside Cannabis Dispensary, Suspect with Lengthy Rap Sheet Arrested

Gruesome new video shows moment former Mass. mayor was stabbed outside his cannabis dispensary:

New shocking video shows the moment a former mayor was stabbed during an attack outside his Massachusetts cannabis dispensary.

Will Flanagan, a colorful single-term mayor in Fall River, Massachusetts, was found writhing with stab wounds to his neck and rushed to a nearby hospital in a serious but stable condition Monday evening.

Horrific surveillance video shows the suspect, Corree Gonzales, running up behind Flanagan before making striking motions toward his head and neck, WCVB reported.

Flanagan is seen throwing up his hands to protect himself before falling to the ground, before Gonzales runs away, crosses the street and leaves the former Democratic politician bleeding on the sidewalk.

The ex-elected official was able to stand up and limp toward a nearby housing complex, where several stunned witnesses were standing outside.

“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,” witness Karen Cange told WCVB.

Gonzales, 31, was arrested Tuesday after being detained in connection with the attack, which took place near the Cosmopolitan Dispensary, a Fall River marijuana business owned by Flanagan.

No motive has yet been given, and it isn’t known whether he had any prior relationship with Flanagan.

He attacked his arresting officers and is now facing four counts of assault and battery on a police officer on top of the pending charges for the stabbing. --->READ MORE HERE

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Former Massachusetts Mayor Stabbed Outside Cannabis Dispensary, Suspect with Lengthy Rap Sheet Arrested:

Will Flanagan, former Democrat Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was sent to a hospital where he is being treated for “significant injuries” he suffered after being stabbed outside a cannabis dispensary he owns.

The Fall River Police Department said Flanagan is listed in serious but stable condition after he was stabbed outside of his Cosmopolitan Dispensary on Monday evening, according to a report by Fox News.

Here's video of the attack on former Fall Riverr mayor Will Flanagan. A man with a long criminal history was arrested yesterday for assaulting police officers and is a suspect in the stabbing. He has been ordered to have a mental health evaluation. pic.twitter.com/xCQv45Vj9H

— Fall River Reporter (@FallRiverReport) October 22, 2025

Flanagan had served as Fall River mayor from 2010 until 2014, when he faced a recall election after he was accused of brandishing a gun to one of his political rivals, Jasiel Correia.

As for the suspect in the stabbing of the former mayor, 31-year-old Corree Gonzales was arrested after the attack was caught on camera, according to a report by WJAR.

Gonzales has since undergone a mental health evaluation in the Democrat-controlled state, where a doctor who performed the evaluation testified in court on Wednesday, recommending further evaluation to see if the suspect can stand trial. --->READ MORE HERE

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