NYC bishop robbed of $1M+ in jewels during streamed church heist says he was targeted for 'celebrity status'
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Prominent New York City Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead was robbed during a live-streamed church service on Sunday, and police say more than $1 million of his jewelry was stolen.
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Whitehead was in the midst of his service inside the Canarsie house of worship around 11:14 a.m. when the trio of unidentified masked men entered and flashed their guns, a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson said.
They made off with an estimated $1 million worth of jewelry from Whitehead, 44, and his 38-year-old wife, the NYPD said. The suspects then left the building on foot and hopped into a white Mercedes-Benz, which then headed eastbound on Avenue D, police said.