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A former mayor in Massachusetts was stabbed outside a cannabis dispensary he owns, according to officials.

Will Flanagan, 45, served as the Democratic mayor of Fall River from 2010 until 2014, when he faced a recall election after being accused of showing a gun to one of his political rivals, Jasiel Correia, according to The Herald News . The Fall River Police Department said the stabbing happened on Monday at around 5 p.m. outside Cosmopolitan Dispensary, which Flanagan owns.

Police said Flanagan suffered "significant injuries" and was transported to a hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition.

Fall River police announced Tuesday afternoon that 31-year-old Corree Gonzales was arrested in connection

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