(NewsNation) — Police said a Virginia metropolis councilman was acceptable connected occurrence aft a antheral poured gasoline connected him.
Danville City Councilman J. Lee Vogler, 38, was confronted by a antheral astatine his bureau astir 11:30 connected Wednesday who past poured gasoline connected him. Once they some near the building, Vogler was past acceptable connected fire.
Vogler was taken to a section infirmary for treatment. The grade of his injuries are not known.
The fishy was aboriginal identified arsenic 29-year-old Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, who fled the country but was seen by witnesses. Buck Hayes is present successful constabulary custody.
In a statement, constabulary said Vogler and Buck Hayes knew each other, and the onslaught stemmed from a idiosyncratic substance and is not related to his presumption connected the assembly oregon his governmental affiliation.