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Lee, a four-term Danville city councilman and father of two, was doused with gasoline and set on fire outside his workplace at Showcase magazine on Tuesday, July 29, in a shocking broad-daylight attack.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Danville councilman Lee Vogler, 38, was being treated at a burn center in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he was airlifted after the midday attack.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The man facing criminal charges after dousing a Virginia city councilman in gasoline and burning him wanted to kill the public official, police revealed Thursday.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
This budget will help but not solve police staffing, said Johnson, a councilman and former police officer.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Danville councilman Lee Vogler, 38, was being treated at a burn center in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he was airlifted after the midday attack.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The man facing criminal charges after dousing a Virginia city councilman in gasoline and burning him wanted to kill the public official, police revealed Thursday.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
This budget will help but not solve police staffing, said Johnson, a councilman and former police officer.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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councilman
noun
coun·cil·man
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən 
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
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