Virginia city councilman Lee Vogler doused in gasoline and lit on fire in attack at his office

A man named Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes attacked and poured gasoline on Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler before setting him on fire, according to Virginia police.

A man poured gasoline on a Virginia city councilman and set him on fire Wednesday, police said.

Danville City Council member Lee Vogler was attacked at the office of a local media outlet, Showcase Magazine, where he works, in Danville, a small city roughly 45 miles northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina, police said in a statement.

A man entered the office Wednesday morning and confronted Republican lawmaker before he doused him in flammable liquid, authorities said. Vogler and the suspect then exited the building, where the suspect lit Vogler on fire, they said.

Police said that Vogler was airlifted to a hospital and that his condition remains unknown.

In a brief phone call on Thursday, Danville City Council member L.G. “Larry” Campbell, Jr. said that 60% of Vogler's body was burned. When asked if Vogler was expected to survive, Campbell said, "I haven’t heard anything else, sir."