CANARSIE, Brooklyn (WABC) — A Brooklyn bishop was robbed at gunpoint in the middle of a church service.
The entire robbery was captured during a live stream.
Bishop Lamor Whitehead says three gun-wielding men robbed him and his wife of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry.
It happened around 9:30 am at Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries in Canarsie.
The bishop says the robbers left in a white Mercedes.
Bishop Whitehead ran for president of the Brooklyn district, but was defeated by Antonio Reynoso.
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