2 Dead, 2 Injured After Lightning Strike Near White House

Emergency medical crews are staged on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Lafayette Park in Washington on the evening of Aug. 4, 2022. DC Fire and EMS/Twitter via AP

Two people were killed and two critically injured after they were struck by lightning near the White House.

James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died of their injuries after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park, located directly outside the White House complex, the Metropolitan Police Department said Friday.