Virginia city councilman Lee Vogler set on fire by maniac who dumped 5-gallon bucket of gas on him
By: Anthony Blair
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A city councilman in Virginia was savagely set on fire by a lunatic who stormed into his workplace carrying gallons of fuel and ignited the lawmaker in a sickening attack Wednesday morning.
Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was allegedly set on fire after Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29, barged into Showcase Magazine, a local monthly publication, and dumped a five-gallon bucket of gasoline on the pol around 11:30 a.m., according to the Danville Police Department and the outlet's publisher.
Vogler, 38, managed to escape the office and ran to the front of the building, but the monster followed him and set him on fire.
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First responders rendered aid to the pol, who identified his suspected attacker at the harrowing scene, before he was airlifted to a hospital in North Carolina.
"Lee is awake and talking, and is en route to the burns center in Lynchburg," Showcase Magazine publisher Andrew Brooks said through tears in a video published on Facebook on Wednesday afternoon.
"Our hearts and prayers are with him," he went on. "We don't really know what to say."
Facebook/City Councilman Lee Vogler
The extent of Vogler's injuries is unknown.
Hayes, a Danville resident, initially fled the horrific scene and was captured in his vehicle several blocks from where he allegedly lit the local politician ablaze, according to police.
The deranged arsonist is currently in police custody and charges are pending.
Authorities said Vogler and Hayes are known to each other, but added the attack stems from a personal matter that is not related to the councilman's elected position or political affiliation.
Facebook/City Councilman Lee Vogler
Vogler was elected to the Danville City Council in May 2012, becoming the youngest person ever elected to that position at the age of 24, according to his bio.
The four-term councilman graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in political science and is the managing partner for Andrew Brooks Media Group.
He also serves on the Virginia Small Business Commission, a position Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed him to in July 2022, according to Vogler's Linkedin.
The investigation is ongoing.
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The real reasoning for the attack is still unknown.