Man burns Virginia city councilman
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. That’s according to charging documents available Thursday. The 29-year-old Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated malicious wounding. An attorney representing him declined to comment. Officials have said the motive for Wednesday’s attack appeared personal and unrelated to Lee Vogler’s work as a public official. The 38-year-old father of two was flown to a burn unit in North Carolina, and the hospital hasn’t provided an update on his condition.