Authorities say Danville Councilman Lee Vogler knew his attacker and the assault stemmed from a personal matter, not Vogler’s service on the city council.

Police in Danville, Va., said Wednesday that they were “investigating” after a City Council member was “set on fire.” According to the release, officers went late in the morning “to the 700 block of Main Street for a report of a male being set on fire.