'I will live louder' Former mayor reflects on surviving violent stabbing attack

Former Fall River mayor says he was ‘inches from death’ after violent attack

Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan released a statement Tuesday, his first since last week's brutal stabbing.

'I will live louder' Former mayor reflects on surviving violent stabbing attack

William Flanagan, the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, is speaking out for the first time about coming "face to face with death."

Former Fall River Mayor speaks out after being stabbed

The former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, who was stabbed last week, spoke out about the incident for the first time on social media.

'I've felt the power of love': Former Fall River mayor shares message after stabbing

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Former Fall River Mayor William Flanagan is sharing his feelings of gratitude after he was attacked last week and survived being stabbed in the neck. Flanagan posted on social media Tuesday morning and revealed what he experienced. "I came face to face with death. A man, lost in psychosis, stabbed me multiple times — in my face, in my body, and in my neck," Flanagan explained. "I can still feel the weight of those mome…

Former Fall River mayor Will Flanagan releases powerful and touching statement after stabbing

A former Fall River mayor has made his first public comments since a near fatal stabbing. Will Flanagan took to social media to release the following: A Message From My Heart I came face to face with death. A man, lost in psychosis, stabbed me multiple times — in my face, in my body, and i