US EditionVirginia politician doused in gasoline then set on fire
DANVILLE, VIRGINIA, JUL 30 – Councilman Lee Vogler was seriously injured after being doused with gasoline and set on fire by a suspect charged with attempted first-degree murder, police said.
- A man poured gasoline on a Virginia council member and set him on fire over a personal matter, according to the victim's publisher.
- The victim, Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, was able to identify his attacker as Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, who knew Vogler.
- The publisher stated that 'this type of senseless act of violence has to stop' and that no one has the right to harm someone out of anger.
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
Virginia politician attacked, set on fire; suspect charged
Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was attacked and set on fire outside the Professional Building on Main Street downtown on Wednesday, police and a witness said.
An ordinary day at the office took a dramatic turn for 38-year-old city council member Lee Vogler in Virginia, USA.
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In a horrifying incident that took place in the purple state of Virginia, a city council in the small city of Danville was attacked and set on fire in his office by a berserk personal enemy who was armed with a can of gasoline and a way of lighting it on fire. That attacked, small-city politician is Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, a Republican. According to media reports of the incident that have emerged, Mr. Volger was attacked while worki…
US Lawmaker Set On Fire Outside Office By Man Carrying 20 Litres Of Petrol
A Virginia councilman was brutally attacked outside his office on Tuesday, after a man allegedly doused him in petrol and set him on fire in broad daylight. Lee Vogler was immediately moved to a burn care centre for future treatment.
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