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Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan Thanks Rescuers After Stabbing

The accused remains held at Bridgewater State Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation ordered before the case moves forward.

Overview

  • Flanagan posted Tuesday that he came "face to face with death" and described his assailant as "a man, lost in psychosis."
  • He said he was stabbed multiple times in the face, body, and neck and thanked first responders, firefighters, EMTs, and Saint Luke’s medical team.
  • Police say 31-year-old Corree Gonzales randomly attacked him on Oct. 20 on Hartwell Street near Flanagan’s Cosmopolitan Dispensary.
  • Surveillance video shows a suspect running up from behind and making striking motions toward Flanagan’s head and neck before he sought help at a nearby housing complex.
  • A judge ordered Gonzales to Bridgewater State Hospital and a testifying doctor recommended further evaluation, with Gonzales held without bail.