A member of the Virginia Council faces a long recovery after the gasoline attack star-news.press/wp

His employer says that a member of the Virginia City Council, in which he caught fire in an alleged killing attempt last week, is facing “a long, painful and painless recovery.”

Danville City Council member Lee Vogel, 39, works as a marketing manager in Showcase. Andrew Brooks, the owner of the magazine, says that Fogler is now receiving care at the UNC Burn clinic in Chaplin Hill, North Carolina.

“His wife, Blair, and their children beside him, as he starts, will be a long, painful and uncertain heal,” Bruks wrote. “He faces multiple surgeries, a extended hospital, and months – if not years – for rehabilitation.”

The Dansville Police Administration says that Swissi Michael Pak Hayes, 29, from Danville, led to his way to the exhibition magazine office building, poured a five gallon bucket on Voeller, and set fire to him.

A member of the Council in Virginia was fire with gasoline by the attacker in his office at the workplace

Vogler now has severe burns covering about 60 % of his body, with wounds mostly on his stem.

Select Vogler Hayes through AttackPolice said that helping the authorities rapidly arrest a few buildings after Hayes fled from the scene.

Hayes later told the police that he intends to perish Vogel in the fire, according to what he said a report From Associated Press. Court records were reported for the first time before Danville Record and Bee.

Virginia City Council member Lee Voeller was transferred to the hospital after the attack. (Leevogler via Instagram)

“Our family is soaked in the flow of love and support we received within only 24 hours,” Vogel Blair’s wife said in a statement published on a fundraising site that raised more than $ 50,000 to support Fogler’s medical bills.

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“We are very grateful for your prayers, messages and generosity during this very difficult time,” she added. “Knowing our society stands with us more than what words can express, and it has given us strength when we need it more. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.”

The alleged murder attempt occurred in the Showcase Magazine building, where Danville, Virginia, council member Lee Vogel, was working on July 30, 2025. (Google Maps)

The officials said that Voeller, who is a Republican, and Haziz knew each other and that the incident arose from a “personal issue”, is not related to the position of Voeller in the Danville City Council or anything else Political affiliation.

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Hayes accused of an attempt First degree killing The wound was exacerbated, according to officials. He is being held in Danville prison without Bond.

Alexandra Koch in Fox News and the press associated with this report contributed