Gospel singer and pastor Marvin Winans has been targeted in a brutal car jacking and robbery incident at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan.
Winans, who led the funeral service for Whitney Houston in February (12), was refilling his petrol tank on Wednesday afternoon (16May12) when he was attacked by a gang of men.
They beat him up and stole his burgundy Infiniti Suv (Sports Utility Vehicle), driving off with his personal items and around $200 (£125) in cash.
Winans, 54, suffered minor cuts and bruises in the incident, but insists he's fine - he's just saddened by the robbers' behaviour.
He tells the local Abc 7 News station, "This kind of nonsense just has to stop... It's just the savageness of what's happening in the streets. We just have to take a look at ourselves and say this has to stop."