Brooklyn bishop robbed at gunpoint in the middle of church service

Sunday, July 24, 2022
CANARSIE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A bishop in Brooklyn was robbed at gunpoint in the middle of a church service.

The entire robbery was captured during a live stream.

Brooklyn bishop robbed at gunpoint in middle of church service


Bishop Lamor Whitehead says three men waving guns stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from him and his wife.

It happened around 9:30 a.m. at Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries in Canarsie.

The bishop says the thieves drove away in a white Mercedes.



Bishop Whitehead ran for Brooklyn Borough President but was defeated by Antonio Reynoso.

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