NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for three masked suspects after a Brooklyn pastor and his wife were robbed at gunpoint of $1 million in jewelry during a church service on Sunday morning.
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Video released Wednesday by police shows the three suspects approaching the Leaders of Tomorrow Ministry on Remsen Avenue in Canarsie around the time of the robbery at 11:15 a.m.
The church service was being livestreamed as the thieves entered the building and held up the pastor and his wife at gunpoint on camera.
The victims are Bishop Lamor Whitehead, 44, and his 38-year-old wife.
In an Instagram video, Whitehead said he told congregants to get down when he saw the men enter the church with guns drawn.
“I didn't know if they wanted to shoot the church up or if they were just coming for a robbery,” Whitehead said.
No one was injured in the robbery, according to police.
Whitehead, who made an unsuccessful bid for Brooklyn borough president last year, told CNN that he reported more than $1 million in jewelry was stolen from him and his wife. He’s now offering a $50,000 reward for information.
The suspects were last seen headed eastbound on Avenue D, according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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