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.
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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