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Bishop Lamor M. Whitehead \/ Facebook.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunday services took a frightening turn at Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries this last Sunday when three armed thieves robbed Bishop Lamor Whitehead in the middle of his sermon. The incident, which was caught on camera during the church\u2019s livestream, shows the men entering around 11:15 am. Whitehead can then be seen laying on the ground saying, \u201cYo, all right, all right, all right.\u201d The three men, dressed in black and armed with guns, stole jewelry from the bishop and his wife before taking off in a Mercedes-Benz. Whitehead stated he chased the men on foot and in his car.<\/p>\n

Whitehead took to Instagram<\/a> to blast the three men. \u201cThat\u2019s not gangster. That\u2019s a layup, like, \u2018Oh, I robbed a church.\u2019 You don\u2019t get no points for that,\u201d he said. He chastised the robbers for traumatizing the congregation but did offer his forgiveness as well. \u201cI forgive you and I\u2019m praying for you, and I hope that God will deliver you from the mindset of who you are at this time,\u201d<\/p>\n

The bishop also stated that he believed he was targeted due to his recent involvement in turning in the shooter of Daniel Enriquez, a Goldman Sachs researcher who was fatally shot on a New York subway May of this year. \u201cI turned him in, but the media called me \u2018the bling, bling bishop.\u2019 They had my Rolls-Royce car all over everywhere and I feel that that played a part in this,\u201d said Whitehead. \u00a0Whitehead also defended himself from criticisms against his flashy lifestyle saying, \u201cIt\u2019s not about me being flashy. It\u2019s about me purchasing what I want to purchase. It\u2019s my prerogative to purchase what I want to purchase. If I worked hard for it, I can purchase what I want to purchase.\u201d He also exploded during a Facebook Live interview<\/a> with Larry Reid and Genesis Warren. The two joked about the situation being like something from the popular Tyler Perry films when Whitehead joined the interview and defended himself. Rapper 50 Cent, whom Whitehead has said he led to Christ, also criticized the bishop\u2019s flashiness in an Instagram post. The bishop has also been criticized due to the 5-year sentence he served for identity theft and larceny charges. Whitehead states he was wrongfully convicted.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for NYC mayor, Eric Adams, whom Whitehead refers to as a mentor, released a statement saying, \u201cNo one in this city should be the victim of armed robbery, let alone our faith leaders and congregants worshiping in a House of God. The NYPD is investigating this crime and will work tirelessly to bring the criminals involved to justice.\u201d At this time, no arrests have been made although the cops do have a license plate. It is estimated the robbers took off with reports saying anywhere from $400,000 to $1 million in jewelry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday services took a frightening turn at Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries this last Sunday when three armed thieves robbed Bishop Lamor Whitehead in the middle of his sermon. The incident, which was caught on camera during the church\u2019s livestream, shows the men entering around 11:15 am. 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