by Anna Young at New York Post
The Virginia city councilman who was torched in a targeted attack suffered severe burns across more than half his body at the hands of a maniac who allegedly set out to kill him, according to police and reports.
The chilling attack — which police said was personal — left Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler with burns covering up to 60% of his body, mostly on his torso, Andrew Brooks, publisher of Showcase Magazine, the local outlet where the pol works and was set ablaze, told the New York Times Thursday.
The married father of two was expected to undergo surgery at a North Carolina hospital that he was airlifted to following the horrific attack Wednesday morning, Brooks said.
Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler suffered severe burns to more than half his body. AP
Vogler’s wife, Blair, said that her “fighter” husband is healing.
“As anyone who knows him would expect, he is facing this challenge the same way he’s faced every obstacle in his life — with courage, determination, and an unbreakable spirit. Lee is a fighter,” she said in a statement to Southside News Today.…
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