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Family of Virginia City Councilman Set on Fire Releases Statement
DANVILLE, VIRGINIA, AUG 1 – Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes faces attempted first-degree murder and aggravated malicious wounding charges after setting Lee Vogler on fire during a personal dispute, with burns covering 63% of Vogler's body.
- Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes entered Showcase Magazine in Danville and police say he set Lee Vogler on fire, charging him with attempted first-degree murder and malicious wounding.
- Police say the attack was motivated by a personal matter rather than politics, as Buck-Hayes's divorce was pending and ties to Danville were minimal.
- First responders found burns covering 63% of Vogler’s body and transported him to the UNC Chapel Hill Burn Clinic, where he remains in stable but critical condition.
- Buck-Hayes was arraigned Thursday morning in Danville General District Court, where he was advised of his charges and will return on September 30.
- The community has rallied to support Vogler’s family through donations, with a GoFundMe page aiming to cover unreimbursed medical and recovery costs, Showcase Magazine said it was deeply shocked and saddened by this act of violence.
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Lee Vogler, Councilman Who Was Set on Fire in Broad Daylight, Described by Wife as 'a Fighter' as He Continues His Recovery
The Virginia elected official and father of two is in “stable but critical condition,“ with burns covering “more than half” of his bodyLee Vogler/Instagram Lee Vogler, the Virginia councilman who was set on fireNEED TO KNOWLee Vogler, a councilman in Virginia, was doused with gasoline and set on fire outside of his workplace on July 29He is in “stable but critical condition” at a burn clinic, with burns covering “more than half” of his bodyLee's…
Man Who Burned a Virginia City Councilman Intended to Kill Him, Police Say
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 ha…
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