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A Virginia City Councilman was set on fire at his workplace on Wednesday
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Lee Vogler, who serves the city of Danville and is also the director of sales at Showcase Magazine
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was working at the magazine at the time of the attack. The publisher of the magazine is speaking out
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An individual forced his way into our office carrying a five-gallon bucket of gasoline
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and poured the gasoline on Lee. As of this recording, it's unclear what condition Vogler is in
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after police say he was confronted at his office and doused in a flammable liquid
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Police say that's when Lee tried to get away, but the suspect followed him and set him on fire outside the magazine's building
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This type of senseless act of violence has to stop. You do not have the right as a human being to get upset with someone enough to lash out and attempt to harm them in any way much less this way Police told ABC News the suspect left the scene but was stopped by officers a few blocks away from the incident and is now in custody
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Police also say it appears the two knew each other, but that the attack stems from a personal matter
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and not related to Vogler's role as a city council member. According to his previous comments at official meetings
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the 38-year-old councilman has a wife, two children, and has been serving in his position for 12 years
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My name is Lee Vogler and for 12 years I've had the honor and privilege to serve the people of Danville and city council
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Firefighters responded to the scene of the attack where Vogler was then said to be airlifted to a burn center
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While there is no official word on his condition, the magazine publisher did say that he is awake, talking
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and he identified his attacker before being airlifted out. We'll continue to follow this story and you can too. Any updates can be found in our web article
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