One of the men suspected of robbing a Brooklyn preacher during a live-streamed Sunday service in 2022 was fatally shot by U.S. marshals in New Jersey.
Upon learning of the incident, the minister, who was allegedly victimized to the tune of $1 million, expressed his willingness to officiate the man’s funeral free of charge.
Shamar Leggette, 41, was fatally shot by law enforcement at MHO Inn and Suites in South Brunswick during a Wednesday, Jan. 24, shootout. U.S. marshals and the New York office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives attempted to execute an arrest warrant for multiple felony offenses, leading to a two-hour standoff and a violent altercation.
The controversial Bishop Lamor Whitehead extended an invitation to the deceased man’s family to reach out to him for support during this difficult time.
A career criminal, Leggette was one of three who stormed into Whitehead’s Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries in Canarsie on July 24, 2022, while the preacher was delivering his Sunday sermon, robbing the preacher and his wife at gunpoint while on the church’s Facebook Live.
The footage of the incident quickly went viral. It showed the flashy pastor, who counts Mayor Eric Adams as a mentor and friend, terrified as the men rushed in. The assailants came to the front of the sanctuary and forcefully demanded Whitehead’s jewelry and money, with video capturing the unsettling moment as the pastor dropped to the floor in the church’s pulpit.
According to NYPD, Whitehead said the thieves got away with a $390,000 Cuban link chain, a $200,000 men’s gold chain, a $125,000 wedding ring, and several other high-value pieces.
The controversial designer-dressing Whitehead, who was also accused of stealing from members of his congregation and work partners, was livid that he was violated.
However, two years later, he seems to have had a change of heart.
“I forgive him, and I do want to extend my…
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