July 30, 2025
A Virginia elected official who was doused in gasoline and set on fire at his office last week sustained second- and third-degree burns “over more than half his body,” according to an online update shared by friends and family.
Lee Vogler, a longtime member of the Danville City Council, in Danville, Va., is currently recovering at the UNC Chapel Hill Burn Clinic and is in “stable but critical condition,” according to the update. The suspect allegedly poured gasoline on the councilman after barging into his workplace at a local magazine, chased him outside, and ignited the gas, later telling police he intended for the flames to kill him.
Source: Unravel