A suspect is in custody after a Danville, Virginia, city council member was set on fire Wednesday morning by a man police say he knows.

Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes allegedly confronted Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, 38, at his office at Showcase Magazine on Wednesday and covered him with a flammable liquid, the Danville Police Department said. Both went outside, where Buck-Hayes allegedly set Vogler on fire, police said.

A coworker of Vogler's said a man had forced his way into the Danville, Virginia, office with a five-gallon bucket of gasoline.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he has directed his team to fire the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in

President Donald Trump got some bad economic news Friday, and responded by shooting the messenger. Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after it sent markets tumbling with a report that showed a dramatic slowdown in US hiring.

President Trump on Friday fired the head of the government agency that produces the monthly jobs report, claiming without evidence she was biased against him.