Shotsie Hayes, 29, is accused of attacking Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler after confronting him at work, according to the Danville Police Department. However, the motive behind the attack is still unclear.

A city councilman in southwestern Virginia was seriously injured on Wednesday when a man entered his workplace, poured gasoline on him and then lit him on fire, authorities said.

A Virginia city councilmember was doused with gasoline, then set on fire. Police said the suspect's motives was personal, not politics.