DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police say a man who doused a Virginia city councilman in gasoline and set him on fire told investigators he wanted the attack to be fatal, according to charging documents available Thursday.
Officials say the motive appears personal and unrelated to Lee Vogler’s work as a public official. After Wednesday’s attack, the 38-year-old father of two was flown by medical helicopter to a burn unit in North Carolina. The hospital hasn’t provided an update on his condition.
According to police, witnesses and Vogler himself, Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes, 29, poured gasoline on the councilman after barging into his workplace at a local magazine. Buck-Hayes chased Vogler outside and ignited the gas, later telling police he intended for the flames to kill him, according to the documents….