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Bill Chappell

A high-profile pastor was robbed during a live-streamed service in NYC

Bishop Lamor Whitehead says members of his congregation were traumatized when gunmen disrupted a service on Sunday. He's seen here in 2014. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for VH1)

Gunmen burst into a church as its pastor was live-streaming a service in Brooklyn on Sunday, making off with more than $1 million worth of jewelry from him and his wife, according to the New York Police Department.

The thieves targeted Bishop Lamor Whitehead, who heads the Leaders of Tomorrow International Churches and is known for flashy displays of wealth. Whitehead also describes New York Mayor Eric Adams, the former president of the Brooklyn borough, as his mentor.

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