Ordered that the judgment, as amended, is affirmed.
The defendant's claim that the prosecutor improperly referred to facts not in evidence during summation is not preserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, the prosecutor's reference to the defendant's motive for shooting the victim accurately reflected the testimony at trial and was a fair comment on the evidence (see, People v Scotti,
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