3 dead and 1 critically injured after lightning STRIKES Lafayette Square near White House

3 dead and 1 critically injured after lightning STRIKES Lafayette Square near White House
DC Fire and EMS Department images published on social media showed emergency workers swarming the scene (Photo: DC Fire and EMS/ Twitter)

Update: Among the four adults who were struck by lightning at Lafayette Square across the White House, three of the patients have died while a fourth still remains in critical condition, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed a day after the incident.

Two of the people who died have been identified as James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, both of Janesville, Wis. The name of the third victim who died, a 29-year-old man, is being withheld pending family notification. An adult woman is still in critical condition, an MPD spokesperson said.

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As many as four adults were hospitalized with 'critical life-threatening injuries' after an apparent lightning strike hit Lafayette Square on August 4, Thursday. The lightning hit just a few dozen feet from the White House, according to a DC fire official.