The alleged incident happened at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the 700 block of Main Street. City council member Lee Vogler, 38, of Danville, was at his place of employment when the suspect entered the building and “doused him with a flammable liquid,” according to witness information obtained by the Danville Police Department.

A suspect is in custody after a Danville, Virginia, City Council member was set on fire Wednesday morning by a man police say he knows. The attack “stems from a personal matter not related to the victim’s position on the Danville City Council or any other political affiliation,