Sunday 7 August 2022 03:04 PM LA bank executive, 29, is named as third person who died in lightning strike ... trends now
A 29-year-old bank executive from Los Angeles was one of three people killed by a lightning strike right beside the White House last week.
Brooks Lambertson, a VP at City National Bank, was killed when the bolt struck a tree in Lafayette Park around 7pm, just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the fence surrounding the White House lawn.
Lambertson, who worked for his employer's partnerships team, was in DC for business at the time of his death.
An elderly couple, James and Donna Mueller, 76 and 75, who were visiting the capital for their 56th wedding anniversary were also killed by the bolt.
They hid under a tree during a summer storm which was subsequently hit by a bolt of lightning, with that flash caught on camera.
A fourth person, a female, was also critically injured in the strike. Her condition remains unknown.
Brooks Lambertson, 29, and James and Donna Mueller, 76 and 75, were all killed by the lightening strike in DC on Thursday
The bolt of lightening dropping over DC on Thursday. It struck just across the street from the White House
A statement from City National Bank said Lambertson had managed sponsorships for the bank for the last three years. Previously he did marketing for the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team.
'Brooks was an incredible young man who will be remembered for his generosity, kindness and unwavering positivity,' the bank said, 'His sudden loss is devastating for all who knew him, and his family, friends and colleagues appreciate the thoughts and prayers that have poured in from around the country.'
Lambertson went to high school in Folsom, in Northern California, and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Four people were left critically injured following a lightning strike in Washington's Lafayette Square near the White House on Thursday afternoon
Officers of the US Secret Service and U.S. Park Police, which have a regular presence in the square, went to the assistance of the victims immediately
The Muellers
