Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes allegedly confronted Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, 38, at his office at Showcase Magazine on Wednesday and covered him with a flammable liquid, the Danville Police Department said. Both went outside, where Buck-Hayes allegedly set Vogler on fire, police said.

City councilman Lee Vogler was doused with gasoline and set ablaze in his Danville office. Police say the assailant was known to Vogler and the motive was personal.