A suspect has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan.

Mayor Paul Coogan told 12 News that police made the arrest Tuesday morning.

“Once the individual has been arraigned on charges, we will release their identity and photograph,” Fall River police said on Facebook.

Officers were called to a reported stabbing on Hartwell Street around 5 p.m. Monday. When first responders arrived, they found Flanagan significantly injured.

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