Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan is expected to undergo surgery again as he faces a difficult recovery from a stabbing attack earlier this week, Target 12 has learned.

Flanagan remained hospitalized on a ventilator as of Thursday morning, his mother, Cathy, told Target 12 in a text message. She said his family hopes to schedule a surgery “soon” to repair the wounds in his neck, which she said are near the artery.

“Please keep him in your prayers,” she wrote.

Police allege Corree Gonzales, 31, stabbed Flanagan early Monday evening on Hartwell Street, near a cannabis dispensary in which the former mayor has an ownership interest. Surveillance video shows Flanagan was walking on the sidewalk when an individual came up behind him and stabbed him several times.

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